Full-day nursery in Little Neston, Cheshire West and Chester
Little Gems Pre-school
St. Winefrides RC Aided Primary School, Mellock Lane, Little Neston, Neston, CH64 9RW · 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 2004Reference EY295341Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 April 2026Food 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
St. Winefrides RC Aided Primary School, Mellock Lane, Little Neston, Neston, CH64 9RW · More nurseries in CH64
Stations
- Neston14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Health Centre, Mellock Lane and The Quillet.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Green5 min walk
- Stanney Fields Park5 min walk
- Flint Meadows11 min walk
- Woodfall Lane Playground11 min walk
- Wirral Country Park11 min walk
- 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.
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Little Gems Pre-school is a full-day nursery at St. Winefrides RC Aided Primary School, Mellock Lane, Little Neston, Neston, CH64 9RW, in Little Neston, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Gems Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bramblings, Parkgate Day Nursery and Pre schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Wirral NestonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Parkgate Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| S4YC - Willaston Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| S4YC Out of School Club and Preschool - Bishop WilsonFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| Thornton Hough PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Winefride's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Neston Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.3 miles
- Woodfall Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Parkgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Willaston CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 1.7 miles
- Neston High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 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 Little Gems Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gems Pre-school Good at its inspection on 4 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gems Pre-school take?
Little Gems Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Gems Pre-school?
Neston is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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 EY295341 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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