Full-day nursery in Abbot's Mead, Cheshire West and Chester
Chester Hopscotch
Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2002Reference EY244181Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 October 2026Food 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
Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BE · More nurseries in CH1
Stations
- Bache16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Parkgate Road, Canal Bridge and Cemetery.
Parks and playgrounds
- Countess of Chester Country Park1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Blacon adventure playground9 min walk
- Upton Dene Play Area playground9 min walk
- Cathedral Roads Play Area playground11 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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Chester Hopscotch is a full-day nursery at Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BE, in Abbot's Mead, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester HopscotchThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- The Arches Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Highfield Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- Mill View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Upton Heath CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- The Firs School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.1 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 Chester Hopscotch's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chester Hopscotch Outstanding at its inspection on 22 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chester Hopscotch take?
Chester Hopscotch is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
Who runs Chester Hopscotch?
Chester Hopscotch is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Chester Hopscotch?
Bache is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chester Hopscotch?
You can call 01244 379005 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.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 EY244181 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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