Full-day nursery in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester
S4YC @ Portside
Portside Children's Centre, Egerton Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2BY · 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 January 2018Reference EY557128Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 July 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
Portside Children's Centre, Egerton Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2BY · More nurseries in CH65
Stations
- Ellesmere Port8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Overpool24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Wilkinson Street, Percival Road and George Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Westminster Park2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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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S4YC @ Portside is a full-day nursery at Portside Children's Centre, Egerton Street, Ellesmere Port, CH65 2BY, in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by S4YC Limited.
Run by S4YC Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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| S4YC @ PortsideThis 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
- Westminster Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- William Stockton Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Cambridge Road Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- The Acorns Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Wolverham Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Rivacre Valley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- St Bernard's Roman Catholic Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 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 1.1 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 @ Portside's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated S4YC @ Portside Good at its inspection on 6 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can S4YC @ Portside take?
S4YC @ Portside is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs S4YC @ Portside?
S4YC @ Portside is run by S4YC Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to S4YC @ Portside?
Ellesmere Port is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact S4YC @ Portside?
You can call 0151 312 8784 and visit www.s4yc.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 EY557128 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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