Opening hours
7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday to Friday (closed on bank holidays and Christmas week)
Great Sutton Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2021)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2021
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
About this day nursery
Great Sutton Day Nursery, a family-operated and welcoming childcare provider in Ellesmere Port, has been offering quality childcare for 26 years. The nursery caters to children from three months old until they begin full-time school, providing age-appropriate rooms for babies, toddlers, and 3-5-year-olds.
They focus on delivering a safe and stimulating environment where children can thrive and develop. The nursery boasts a strong OFSTED report, offers freshly prepared meals, and provides a variety of engaging activities such as Spanish, dance, ICT, and PE sessions with a qualified instructor.
Emphasising continuity and security, Great Sutton Day Nursery maintains a low staff turnover and a high staff-to-child ratio, ensuring personalised care from highly qualified and dedicated childcare providers. The setting is open Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, closing only on bank holidays and during Christmas week, for which no fees are charged.
What it's like
Children are extremely happy and clearly enjoy their time at nursery, feeling safe and secure. They have opportunities to learn about the world, for example, helping to look after rabbits and growing vegetables. Children behave well, understanding expectations through consistent reminders and positive reinforcement.
Family-run businessLow staff turnoverVaried extra-curricular activitiesFreshly prepared meals
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Request pricing →Key facts
Age range
3 months to school-age
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full-time daycare
Food
Freshly prepared, 5-star rated meals
Established
2003
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Great Sutton Day Nursery
Last inspected 27 October 2021
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are extremely happy and clearly enjoy their time at nursery, feeling safe and secure. They have opportunities to learn about the world, for example, helping to look after rabbits and growing vegetables. Children behave well, understanding expectations through consistent reminders and positive reinforcement.
Inspector highlights
- Children have developed warm and trusting relationships with staff, with particularly strong attachments in the baby room.
- Staff provide opportunities for children to develop mathematical skills, such as counting during activities and using language of size.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those that speak English as an additional language are thriving.
- Children enjoy the variety of activities that staff provide, listening well and concentrating during group activities.
- Partnerships with parents are good, with parents reporting favourably about the nursery and staff team.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to recognise how to extend and challenge children's learning more consistently.
Inspection #10205803 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those that speak English as an additional language are thriving. Staff use simple sign language to ensure that everyone is able to communicate and can be heard. The nursery's special educational needs coordinator is a knowledgeable and passionate practitioner who works closely with professionals and parents to ensure children receive the additional support they require.
Outdoor space
Children have frequent opportunities to engage in outdoor physical play. Older children skilfully manoeuvre wheeled toys and navigate the space available, while toddlers enjoy climbing steps to go down the slide, showing awareness of how to keep themselves safe.
Parent Reviews of Great Sutton Day Nursery
4.0
(7)
Cute_cat
2 months ago
I use this Tesco a couple of times a week and it’s generally decent. It’s not massive, but it’s got most of what you need. You go in for bread and somehow come out with snacks you absolutely didn’t plan on buying. Fruit and veg is usually fine, though I’ve picked up the odd pack of grapes that’s gone a bit soft by the next day. Staff are mostly sound – there’s one bloke on the tills who always seems genuinely cheerful, which is rare these days. Only real gripe is the self-checkouts. They either shout at you for “unexpected item in the bagging area” or there’s a queue because half of them are closed. Parking can be tight on a Saturday as well. Still, it’s convenient, clean, and does what it needs to. Not life-changing, but solid. Would shop there again.
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Clare Rafe
7 years ago
Brilliant place. Staff are amazing, lovely down to earth people who work so hard with all the children. Our daughter loves going to nursery and is developing so well. The staff have been wonderful recently when my husband and I have had to deal with a major incident at our work. Can not recommend this place enough. So glad that we chose it for our daughter
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pippa jeeves
13 years ago
Great nursery - deserves a good commendation. The staff are helpful and very down to earth, My boy loves getting up and going to nursery. It is a lovely environment with healthy meals, and a super place for child care
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Lisa Neill
13 years ago
I simply can not fault this day nursery, my daughter has been going here for over a year now and I am delighted with her progress. I would highly recommend Great Sutton Day Nursery to anyone
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Michelle Davies
7 years ago
My son loves it here nice people working in here get a 5 star from Me no problems at all
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Inspection history
Date: May 2009
- October 2021Good
- April 2017Good
- April 2015Good
- March 2012Good
- May 2009Good
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