Full-day nursery in Town Park, Halton
Palacefields Daycare Centre
Palacefields C J School, Badger Close, Palacefields, Runcorn, WA7 2QW · 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 April 1998Reference 303479Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 February 2024Ofsted · 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 14 August 2019Food 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
Palacefields C J School, Badger Close, Palacefields, Runcorn, WA7 2QW · More nurseries in WA7
Stations
- Runcorn East22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Allendale, Wren Close and Martin Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Town Park5 min walk
- Upland Community Park7 min walk
- The Glen Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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 Halton there are about 3.1 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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Palacefields Daycare Centre is a full-day nursery at Palacefields C J School, Badger Close, Palacefields, Runcorn, WA7 2QW, in Town Park, Halton. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Palacefields Daycare CentreThis 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
- Palace Fields Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Brookvale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.6 miles
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Murdishaw West Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Hillview Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 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 Palacefields Daycare Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Palacefields Daycare Centre Good at its inspection on 6 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Palacefields Daycare Centre take?
Palacefields Daycare Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Palacefields Daycare Centre?
Runcorn East is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 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 303479 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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