Full-day nursery in Whitbyheath, Cheshire West and Chester
Meadowlands Pre-School
Meadow County Primary School, Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 4SZ · 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 July 2003Reference EY249033Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 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
Meadow County Primary School, Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 4SZ · More nurseries in CH66
Stations
- Capenhurst18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Painswick Road, Halton Road and Hope Farm Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Meadow Park1 min walk
- Meadow Park2 min walk
- Wenlock Lane Play Area10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Meadowlands Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Meadow County Primary School, Dolphin Crescent, Great Sutton, Ellesmere Port, CH66 4SZ, in Whitbyheath, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowlands Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| S4YC Out of School Club & Preschool - Whitby HeathSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| S4YC Out of School Club & Preschool - Christ ChurchSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Meadow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Saviour's Catholic Primary and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Woodlands Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Hinderton School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Brookside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 miles
- Whitby Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.0 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 Meadowlands Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Meadowlands Pre-School Good at its inspection on 20 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Meadowlands Pre-School take?
Meadowlands Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Meadowlands Pre-School?
Capenhurst is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Meadowlands Pre-School?
You can call 0151 339 8218 and visit meadowlandspreschool.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY249033 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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