Full-day nursery in Winnington, Cheshire West and Chester
Barton Day Nurseries Northwich
5 Darwin Street, Castle, Northwich, CW8 1BT · 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 November 2012Reference EY457601Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 August 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
5 Darwin Street, Castle, Northwich, CW8 1BT · More nurseries in CW8
Stations
- Greenbank12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Surgery, Blue Barrel and Castle Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moss Farm Leisure Complex6 min walk
- Verdin Park8 min walk
- Hunts Lock9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 West and Chester there are about 2.4 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.
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Barton Day Nurseries Northwich is a full-day nursery at 5 Darwin Street, Castle, Northwich, CW8 1BT, in Winnington, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Elmy Hall School ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Kingsmead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Adventure Wellbeing School ages 4–11 0.8 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 Barton Day Nurseries Northwich's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barton Day Nurseries Northwich Good at its inspection on 5 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barton Day Nurseries Northwich take?
Barton Day Nurseries Northwich is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Barton Day Nurseries Northwich?
Greenbank is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY457601 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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