Full-day nursery in Marshall's Cross, St Helens
Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green)
Small Wonders, 15 Chester Lane, St Helens, WA9 4DA · 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 2017Reference EY542306Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places156 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 May 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
Small Wonders, 15 Chester Lane, St Helens, WA9 4DA · More nurseries in WA9
Stations
- Lea Green4 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Clock Face Road, Mill Lane and Chester Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brickfields Daisyfields6 min walk
- Sherdley Park7 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 St Helens 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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Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green) is a full-day nursery at Small Wonders, 15 Chester Lane, St Helens, WA9 4DA, in Marshall's Cross, St Helens. It is registered for 156 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (Peasley Cross) Limited.
Run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (Peasley Cross) Limited (company), which runs 2 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
- Sherdley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Eaves Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Willow Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Ash Meadow School ages 5–18 0.6 miles
- Sutton Manor Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Robins Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 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 Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green) Good at its inspection on 2 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green) take?
Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green) is registered with Ofsted for up to 156 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green)?
Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green) is run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (Peasley Cross) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green)?
Lea Green is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (lea Green)?
You can call 01744 633144 and visit www.smallwonders-sthelens.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
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY542306 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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