Full-day nursery in Arclid, Cheshire East
Apples & Pears Private Day Nursery
Pear Tree Farm, Back Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2022Reference 2714677Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places115 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pear Tree Farm, Back Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UN · More nurseries in CW11
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Pear Tree Farm.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cheshire East there are about 2.5 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Apples & Pears Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Pear Tree Farm, Back Lane, Smallwood, Sandbach, CW11 2UN, in Arclid, Cheshire East. It is registered for 115 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples & Pears Private Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kids Planet Sandbach MontessoriFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Smallwood CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.1 miles
- St John's CofE Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected September 2023 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Apples & Pears Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Apples & Pears Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 30 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Apples & Pears Private Day Nursery take?
Apples & Pears Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 115 children at any one time.
How do I contact Apples & Pears Private Day Nursery?
You can call 01477 500253 and visit www.applesandpearsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2714677 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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