Full-day nursery in Blacon, Cheshire West and Chester
S4YC @ Blacon Cc
Sure Start Day Nursery, Carlisle Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5DB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sure Start Day Nursery, Carlisle Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5DB · More nurseries in CH1
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Blacon Parade, Stamford Road and The Arches School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Blacon adventure playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Cathedral Roads Play Area 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.
What parents say
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S4YC @ Blacon Cc is a full-day nursery at Sure Start Day Nursery, Carlisle Road, Blacon, Chester, CH1 5DB, in Blacon, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 79 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by S4YC Limited.
Run by S4YC Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Arches Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.1 miles
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Highfield Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- J H Godwin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Dee Point Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Chester Blue Coat Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.3 miles
- The Queen's School ages 3–18has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Dorin Park School & Specialist SEN College ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.6 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 S4YC @ Blacon Cc's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated S4YC @ Blacon Cc Good at its inspection on 31 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can S4YC @ Blacon Cc take?
S4YC @ Blacon Cc is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
Who runs S4YC @ Blacon Cc?
S4YC @ Blacon Cc is run by S4YC Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to S4YC @ Blacon Cc?
Bache is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact S4YC @ Blacon Cc?
You can call 01244 637977 and visit www.s4yc.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY557131 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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