Full-day nursery in The Valley, Cheshire East
Dinos Nursery and Preschool
The Underwood, 83 Underwood Lane, Crewe, CW1 3JT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Underwood, 83 Underwood Lane, Crewe, CW1 3JT · More nurseries in CW1
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Pioneer Club, Underwood Lane and West Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leighton Brook Park8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Leighton Brook Park Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 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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Dinos Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at The Underwood, 83 Underwood Lane, Crewe, CW1 3JT, in The Valley, Cheshire East. It is registered for 106 children. Its Ofsted report card (March 2026) grades inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Dinos Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Report card 2026 | 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
- Underwood West Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Lavender Field School ages 5–19 0.3 miles
- St Michael's Community Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Beechwood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Leighton Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Edleston Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- Mablins Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Brierley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 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 Dinos Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Dinos Nursery and Preschool was inspected on 30 March 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Strong standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can Dinos Nursery and Preschool take?
Dinos Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 106 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dinos Nursery and Preschool?
Crewe is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dinos Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 07534 614324.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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 2804102 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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