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Victoria Road Children's Centre

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Victoria Road Childrens Centre, Neumann Street, Northwich, CW9 5UT · Cheshire West and Chester
Number of places
84 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester

About this day nursery

Victoria Road Children's Centre, located in Northwich, CW9 5UT, operates as part of the broader Starting Well Service, which aims to support families and young children. The centre provides a range of activities and support services for children and their families, with a focus on early years development from birth to five years old.

It emphasises accessibility, offering free attendance for all activities, though some may require booking. The centre maintains regular opening hours from Monday to Friday.

It also serves as a hub for various community-focused initiatives, including parent workshops covering topics such as baby massage, sleep, and introducing solid foods. The centre's commitment extends to broader family welfare, linking to services like welfare benefits advice and support for young carers.

By engaging with families through feedback and responsive programming, Victoria Road Children's Centre strives to offer a supportive environment that adapts to the evolving needs of its community.

What it's like

Staff get to know children at the nursery very well, forming lovely relationships and being highly alert to their individual needs and routines. Babies quickly form attachments to their key person, helping them to feel safe and secure. Staff help children learn about good behaviours like sharing and turn-taking, and develop an understanding of one another's differing needs, fostering inclusivity.

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Pricing & funding

All activities at the centre are free of charge, although some sessions may require advance booking.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Good to know

  • All activities are free to attend.
  • Prior booking may be required for certain activities.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday: 8:30am until 4:30pm

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Victoria Road Children's Centre

Last inspected 1 July 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff get to know children at the nursery very well, forming lovely relationships and being highly alert to their individual needs and routines. Babies quickly form attachments to their key person, helping them to feel safe and secure. Staff help children learn about good behaviours like sharing and turn-taking, and develop an understanding of one another's differing needs, fostering inclusivity.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff form lovely relationships with children and are highly alert to their individual needs and routines.
  • The curriculum for physical development is particularly well implemented, and children flourish in the outdoor areas.
  • Leaders plan a broad, inclusive, and well-sequenced curriculum that builds on children's existing skills and interests.
  • The curriculum for communication and language development is well embedded, leading to fluent speaking skills in all children.
  • Procedures for supporting children with SEND are strong, with targeted learning plans and effective use of additional funding.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the organisation of small-group times in the pre-school room, including the noise level, to help children build their attention skills more effectively
  • 2provide staff with continuous feedback on their performance and targets for improvement to help strengthen their skills and knowledge further.
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have a good understanding of what they want children to learn and adapt the curriculum well for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The procedures for supporting children with SEND are strong. Leaders implement targeted learning plans for children who have fallen behind and make timely referrals to outside agencies. Additional funding is used effectively to enhance the provision and narrow the gaps in children's learning. Children with SEND are very happy at nursery and make good progress.

Outdoor space

The curriculum for physical development is particularly well implemented and children truly flourish when in the outdoor areas. Their imagination comes to life as they use cardboard boxes to recreate things they are familiar with, such as baby cots. Children cleverly use large sheets of paper as blankets to cover one another during their game of 'babies'.

Parent Reviews of Victoria Road Children's Centre

5.0
(1)
Robert Murphy
a month ago

Great Starting Well 0-19s service very helpful, Staff are always on hand to support and guide

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

1 July 2025

Good

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

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Frequently asked about Victoria Road Children's Centre

About the setting

S4YC @ Victoria Road registered in 2023 and is situated in Northwich. The nursery employs 20 members of childcare staff, with 15 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery offers government funded places for childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.

URN
2750652
Registered person
S4YC Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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