Full-day nursery in Wharton, Cheshire West and Chester
S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre
Wharton Childrens Centre, Bradbury Road, Winsford, CW7 3HN · 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 August 2023Reference 2749794Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 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
Wharton Childrens Centre, Bradbury Road, Winsford, CW7 3HN · More nurseries in CW7
Stations
- Winsford12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, Willow Wood School and Dart Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leaf Lane Play Area6 min walk
- Wharton Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Wharton Allotments12 min walk
- Bradbury Road Play Area playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Polar Palace Ltd. playground7 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 @ Wharton Childrens Centre is a full-day nursery at Wharton Childrens Centre, Bradbury Road, Winsford, CW7 3HN, in Wharton, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (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
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- Wharton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.6 miles
- Darnhall Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.7 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.7 miles
- Over St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.7 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 @ Wharton Childrens Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre Good at its inspection on 16 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre take?
S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre?
S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre is run by S4YC Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre?
Winsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact S4YC @ Wharton Childrens Centre?
You can call 01606 869111 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 · 31 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
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2749794 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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