Full-day nursery in Newton, Cheshire West and Chester
Fir Cones Day Nursery
Firs School, 45 Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 2HJ · 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
Firs School, 45 Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 2HJ · More nurseries in CH2
Stations
- Bache14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Chester18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Newton Corner, Whitton Drive and Newton Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lime Wood Fields7 min walk
- Dicksons Drive Field8 min walk
- Wealstone Park9 min walk
- Alexandra Park12 min walk
- Coronation Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Lime Wood Fields Play Area playground8 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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Fir Cones Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Firs School, 45 Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 2HJ, in Newton, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fir Cones Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | 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
- The Firs School ages 3–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Newton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Mill View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.3 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 0.5 miles
- Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Upton Westlea Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- Maple Grove School ages 5–18 0.8 miles
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 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 Fir Cones Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fir Cones Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fir Cones Day Nursery take?
Fir Cones Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fir Cones Day Nursery?
Bache is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fir Cones Day Nursery?
You can call 01244 322443 and visit www.fircones.net.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2699380 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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