Full-day nursery in Mere, Cheshire East
Mere Nature Kindergarten
Chester Road, Knutsford, WA16 0PU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 2015Reference EY495622Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 June 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
Chester Road, Knutsford, WA16 0PU · More nurseries in WA16
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Chester Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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.
What parents say
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Mere Nature Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Chester Road, Knutsford, WA16 0PU, in Mere, Cheshire East. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Village Nursery Group Limited.
Run by The Village Nursery Group Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Egerton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 2.3 miles
- Knutsford Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 2.3 miles
- High Legh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 2.4 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 Mere Nature Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mere Nature Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 16 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mere Nature Kindergarten take?
Mere Nature Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Mere Nature Kindergarten?
Mere Nature Kindergarten is run by The Village Nursery Group Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Mere Nature Kindergarten?
You can call 01565 830083 and visit www.thrivechildcare.com.
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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 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.
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY495622 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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