Full-day nursery in Congleton, Cheshire East
Friendly Faces Nursery
Methodist Chapel, Derby Street, Congleton, CW12 1HZ · 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 November 2020Reference 2590840Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 October 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
Methodist Chapel, Derby Street, Congleton, CW12 1HZ · More nurseries in CW12
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Tesco, Antrobus Street and West Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Congleton Park5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- West Road Playground11 min walk
- Lower Heath Amenity Area playground12 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.
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Friendly Faces Nursery is a full-day nursery at Methodist Chapel, Derby Street, Congleton, CW12 1HZ, in Congleton, Cheshire East. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Marlfields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Daven Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Buglawton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Havannah Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- The Quinta Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- Black Firs Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- Astbury St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Friendly Faces Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Friendly Faces Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Friendly Faces Nursery take?
Friendly Faces Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Friendly Faces Nursery?
Congleton is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2590840 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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