Sessional pre-school in Haslington, Cheshire East
The Croft Pre-School
Gutterscroft Centre, Haslington, Crewe, CW1 5RJ · 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 October 1981Reference 305366Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 February 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
Gutterscroft Centre, Haslington, Crewe, CW1 5RJ · More nurseries in CW1
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Dingle, Shelburne Drive and Broughton Arms PH.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haslinton Easy Access Trail Park4 min walk
- Chatham Way Green6 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Hazelmere Playground11 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 East there are about 2.5 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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The Croft Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Gutterscroft Centre, Haslington, Crewe, CW1 5RJ, in Haslington, Cheshire East. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Croft Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Dingle Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Haslington Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Springfield School ages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Hungerford Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.3 miles
- Monks Coppenhall Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.7 miles
- Brierley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.7 miles
- Sir William Stanier School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is The Croft Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Croft Pre-School Good at its inspection on 8 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Croft Pre-School take?
The Croft Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Croft Pre-School?
Crewe is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Croft Pre-School?
You can call 07790 793353 and visit www.thecroftpreschool.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 305366 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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