Full-day nursery in Christleton & Huntington, Cheshire West and Chester
Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow
Spinney Day Nursery, Handbridge House, Bell Meadow Business, Park Park Lane, Pulford, CH4 9EP · 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 September 2008Reference EY380712Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places94 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 December 2025Food 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
Spinney Day Nursery, Handbridge House, Bell Meadow Business, Park Park Lane, Pulford, CH4 9EP · More nurseries in CH4
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Bell Meadow Business Park and Straight Mile.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow is a full-day nursery at Spinney Day Nursery, Handbridge House, Bell Meadow Business, Park Park Lane, Pulford, CH4 9EP, in Christleton & Huntington, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 94 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Spinney Day Nursery Limited.
Run by The Spinney Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dodleston CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education.
Questions parents ask
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What is Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow Good at its inspection on 20 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow take?
Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow is registered with Ofsted for up to 94 children at any one time.
Who runs Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow?
Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow is run by The Spinney Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow?
You can call 01244 577948 and visit thespinneydaynursery.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 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.
- 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 EY380712 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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