Full-day nursery in Ashton upon Mersey, Trafford
Chestnuts Day Nursery
Chestnuts Day Nursery, 39a Harboro Road, SALE, M33 5AN · 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 2010Reference EY420335Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 June 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
Chestnuts Day Nursery, 39a Harboro Road, SALE, M33 5AN · More nurseries in M33
Stations
- Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Sale (Manchester Metrolink)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Delauneys Road, Moss Lane and Barker's Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- St. James Drive 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 Trafford 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.
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Chestnuts Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Chestnuts Day Nursery, 39a Harboro Road, SALE, M33 5AN, in Ashton upon Mersey, Trafford. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Christine & Christopher Cambridge Partnership.
Run by Christine & Christopher Cambridge Partnership (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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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 Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Forest Park Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Wellfield Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Wellfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Firs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Park Road Sale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Woodheys Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 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 Chestnuts Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chestnuts Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chestnuts Day Nursery take?
Chestnuts Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Chestnuts Day Nursery?
Chestnuts Day Nursery is run by Christine & Christopher Cambridge Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Chestnuts Day Nursery?
Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chestnuts Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 973 1403 and visit www.acornsdaynurserysale.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY420335 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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