Full-day nursery in Wharton, Cheshire West and Chester
Start Well Learning Limited
Wharton C of E Junior School, Greville Drive, WINSFORD, CW7 3EP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 July 2010Reference EY413796Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 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 C of E Junior School, Greville Drive, WINSFORD, CW7 3EP · More nurseries in CW7
Stations
- Winsford16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Rookery Rise, Kingsway and Delaisy Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wharton Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Wharton Allotments3 min walk
- Weaver Parkway6 min walk
- Rilshaw Meadows7 min walk
- Winsford Marina Island7 min walk
- Playground2 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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Start Well Learning Limited is a full-day nursery at Wharton C of E Junior School, Greville Drive, WINSFORD, CW7 3EP, in Wharton, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Start Well Learning Limited.
Run by Start Well Learning Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Well Learning LimitedThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Wharton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- St. Chad's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Winsford High Street Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Darnhall Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.3 miles
- Grange Community Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.3 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- Over St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.4 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 Start Well Learning Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Start Well Learning Limited Outstanding at its inspection on 12 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Start Well Learning Limited take?
Start Well Learning Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs Start Well Learning Limited?
Start Well Learning Limited is run by Start Well Learning Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Start Well Learning Limited?
Winsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY413796 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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