Full-day nursery in Boughton, Cheshire West and Chester
Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited
Carlton House, Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AD · 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 May 2022Reference 2683500Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 5 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Carlton House, Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AD · More nurseries in CH2
Stations
- Chester6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including St Werburghs School, Lock Vaults PH and Bridge Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Narrows Community Park4 min walk
- Melrose Park5 min walk
- Alexandra Park8 min walk
- Leadworks Lane Park9 min walk
- Grosvenor Park10 min walk
- Walker Street Community Gardens playground5 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.
What parents say
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Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited is a full-day nursery at Carlton House, Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AD, in Boughton, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 15 reviews (October 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Friends Day Nursery Chester LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Nursery in BelongFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| University Of Chester - Kingsway Buildings NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Fir Cones Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hoole Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Maple Grove School ages 5–18 0.4 miles
- St Martin's Academy Chester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Cherry Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Newton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Abbey School for Exceptional Children ages 4–19 0.7 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 Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited Good at its inspection on 5 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited take?
Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited?
Chester is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Best Friends Day Nursery Chester Limited?
You can call 01244 341057 and visit www.bestfriendsdaynurserychester.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
- © 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2683500 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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