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KiddiCove Day Nursery

Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(10 Google reviews) ·KiddiCove Day Nursery, April House, Frodsham, WA6 6XN · Cheshire West and Chester
Number of places
58 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2026
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester

About this day nursery

KiddiCove Day Nursery & Pre School in Frodsham, Cheshire, offers high-quality childcare for children aged 6 months to 4 years, operating from 8 am to 6 pm with flexible booking options including half days and early starts by request. Founded and run by Kerry, who holds a degree in Working with Children and Young People and has over 12 years of experience, the day nursery aims to provide a fun, friendly, and stimulating environment.

The dedicated team consists of highly qualified, passionate, and experienced individuals, all trained in paediatric first aid. KiddiCove focuses on creating a comfortable and confident atmosphere where children can explore, learn, and grow, adapting their child-led approach to individual interests and learning styles.

The nursery provides all nappies, wipes, and creams, as well as home-cooked meals and snacks, all included in the daily fee. They boast a safe and secure outdoor space for play and a wide range of exciting resources.

The nursery offers sibling and full-time discounts and accepts various government funding schemes for 9-month, 2, 3, and 4-year-olds. They are committed to going "above and beyond" with family events, extracurricular activities, home learning support, and trips.

KiddiCove prides itself on a creative and comfortable learning atmosphere, making each day an exciting and dynamic experience, tailored to meet the individual wants and needs of each child. Spaces are available from September 2026.

Our ethos

Our aim is to ensure that all children are able to access quality care based on children's individual interests and learning styles. KiddiCove ensures all children feel comfortable and confident in a safe homely environment. Our approach to learning provides children with the care and support system that will help them learn in a loving environment.

What it's like

Children thrive within this setting, settling quickly into the warm and welcoming environment and forming close bonds with key staff. They benefit from a highly ambitious, broad, and well-sequenced curriculum, enjoying meaningful experiences that build their knowledge and skills. Children show high levels of motivation, gaining deep foundations for future learning and becoming confident, resilient, and independent.

OFSTED rated GoodChild-led learningAll-inclusive daily feeHome-cooked mealsPaediatric first aid trained staff

Pricing & funding

The nursery offers a holiday club for children aged 3-8 years, with two session options: a 6-hour 30-minute session for £20 and a 10-hour session for £30. All daily fees include nappies, wipes, creams, and home-cooked meals and snacks. Sibling and full-time discounts are available.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Nappies, wipes, and creams are included in the daily fee.
  • Home-cooked meals and snacks are included.
  • Sibling and full-time discounts are available.
  • Early starts are available upon request.
  • Term time contracts are based on CWAC Term Dates.

Key facts

Session types

Full Day, Half Day - Morning, Half Day - Afternoon, Early Starts

Food

Home cooked meals and snacks throughout the day

Opening hours

Full Day 8am- 6pm

Age range

6 months to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2025

Waitlist

Spaces available from September 2026

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Jul 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 7
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for KiddiCove Day Nursery

Last inspected 23 July 2026

What it's like to attend

Children thrive within this setting, settling quickly into the warm and welcoming environment and forming close bonds with key staff. They benefit from a highly ambitious, broad, and well-sequenced curriculum, enjoying meaningful experiences that build their knowledge and skills. Children show high levels of motivation, gaining deep foundations for future learning and becoming confident, resilient, and independent.

Inspector highlights

  • All children thrive and make excellent progress in their development, thinking deeply, exploring ideas and solving problems independently.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities benefit from being considered in all aspects of practice, with turn-taking wheels introduced to support social skills.
  • Leaders and staff set high expectations for children's behaviour and promote this through positive role modelling; children are extremely well behaved.
  • Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning, taking pride in contributing to the nursery community and working together with enthusiasm to tidy the garden.
  • Leaders and staff provide a warm, safe and welcoming space where children enjoy their play and learning, with regular access to outdoor activities.
  • Leaders have created a well-sequenced and meaningful curriculum that is highly ambitious and carefully designed to meet the needs of all children.
  • Staff recognise that every interaction is a teaching opportunity, consistently using open-ended questions to prompt deeper thinking.
  • Leaders and staff swiftly and consistently identify if children require additional support in their learning, ensuring highly effective communication and monitoring.
  • Leaders prioritise staff training, offering regular opportunities for professional development that builds on their knowledge and skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should ensure continued improvement in the setting's successful work to remove barriers for children who need extra help to realise a transformational impact on all children's achievement and wellbeing.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit from being considered in all aspects of practice. Leaders and staff swiftly and consistently identify if children require additional support, tailoring early intervention and working seamlessly to devise and implement ambitious and targeted support plans. The special educational needs coordinators work closely with staff and families to strengthen children's communication and language, with their skilful and effective practice recognised within the local authority.

Outdoor space

Children have regular access to outdoor learning, where they enjoy opportunities to be active and explore. Older children take pride in caring for the garden, watering the seeds they have planted and observing how the vegetables grow over time. Staff promote children's physical development well, supporting babies to walk and encouraging older children to climb on large outdoor play equipment.

Google Reviews of KiddiCove Day Nursery

5.0
(10 Google reviews)
Kate O'Hagan
9 months ago

A truly special nursery – a home from home Our daughter attended this nursery from the age of 2 until she left to start primary school, and we couldn’t have wished for a better start to her early years. It has been a true home from home – a warm, welcoming place where love, care, and happiness are at the heart of everything they do. Each day was filled with fun and adventure, from imaginative play to creative activities and engaging learning experiences. The food was always a hit – my daughter would come home full and happy, often chatting about what she’d had for lunch! The trips were always exciting, and the beautiful graduation service at the end of her time there was so thoughtful and moving – a real celebration of the children’s journey. The preschool provision was fantastic, gently preparing her for the next stage with a great understanding of numbers, early phonics, and the ability to write her own name confidently. She is absolutely school ready – but more importantly, she’s confident, kind, and excited for what comes next. What really stands out is the atmosphere – the staff clearly love what they do. There’s a strong sense of stability and joy, with very little staff turnover, which says a lot about how well the nursery is run. It’s a place full of smiles, warmth, and genuine care. Our daughter absolutely loved it here – she would skip into nursery every day without a second glance back! We’ll miss it dearly, but feel so lucky to have been part of such a special place. Thank you for everything!

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Hayd C
a year ago

Our boy started here after a local bigger nursery messed us around. It's been the best thing to ever happen! Our son has some extra needs physically and kiddicove has been fantastic with him and accommodated everything he and we have needed. He is always happy going to nursery and is always happy at pick up, Would recommend kiddicove to anyone!

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Carrie Dearden
4 years ago

My daughter has attended Kiddicove from the very beginning. When Kerry first started her childminding business my daughter was the first name on her books so to watch Kerry develop a wonderful childminding service into a fantastic, warm, friendly and thriving nursery is beyond brilliant! Kiddicove is such a lovely environment for a child to be in. The staff are so kind and warm. The kids love them! The parents love them! The nursery itself is beautiful, so many things to do and see for the children, so many bright colours and spaces for them to play and learn. The food they give them is nutritious, and each child’s needs are always met. I would always recommend Kiddicove to any parent that is looking for a nursery.

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charlie owen
4 years ago

Our girls absolutely love going here and are full of smiles every time we go through the doors in the morning. The team are unbelievably caring, friendly and professional. We get daily updates on the girls activities and what they had to eat. The service is absolutely impeccable and we're so happy that we chose Kiddi Cove for our girls to go to.

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Emily Shalaby
4 years ago

Such a gorgeous, friendly nursery. My little girl runs in every time we drop her off and we get sent the most adorable pictures and videos showing what a great day she’s had! She’s so happy there and they’ve really exceeded my expectations.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

23 July 2026

Strong standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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