Sessional pre-school in Greenbank, Cheshire West and Chester
The Beagle Preschool
Darwin Street, NORTHWICH, CW8 1BN · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Darwin Street, NORTHWICH, CW8 1BN · More nurseries in CW8
Stations
- Greenbank12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Lee Drive, Athelbrae Close and Surgery.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hunts Lock6 min walk
- Moss Farm Leisure Complex9 min walk
- Verdin Park9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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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The Beagle Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Darwin Street, NORTHWICH, CW8 1BN, in Greenbank, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Acorn Childcare Nursery Limited.
Run by Acorn Childcare Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beagle PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Barton Day Nurseries NorthwichFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| St Wilfrid's Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Mrs Nursery ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Acorn Childcare NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at NorthwichFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Weavers Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Charles Darwin Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Winnington Park Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Elmy Hall School ages 5–18 0.5 miles
- Kingsmead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Hartford Manor Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Witton Church Walk CofE Aided Nursery and Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Adventure Wellbeing School ages 4–11 0.9 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 The Beagle Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Beagle Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Beagle Preschool take?
The Beagle Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs The Beagle Preschool?
The Beagle Preschool is run by Acorn Childcare Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Beagle Preschool?
Greenbank is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Beagle Preschool?
You can call 01606 786423.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY452147 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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