Sessional pre-school in Dodleston, Cheshire West and Chester
Dodleston Pre-School
Village Hall, Pulford Lane, Dodleston, CHESTER, CH4 9NN · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Village Hall, Pulford Lane, Dodleston, CHESTER, CH4 9NN · More nurseries in CH4
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School and Penfold Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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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Dodleston Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Village Hall, Pulford Lane, Dodleston, CHESTER, CH4 9NN, in Dodleston, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dodleston CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education.
Questions parents ask
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What is Dodleston Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dodleston Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dodleston Pre-School take?
Dodleston Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Dodleston Pre-School?
You can call 07938 465435 and visit www.dodlestonpreschool.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 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 305044 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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