Full-day nursery in Newtown, Cheshire West and Chester
The Nursery in Belong
City House, 36 City Road, Chester, CH1 3AD · 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 2022Reference 2690598Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 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
City House, 36 City Road, Chester, CH1 3AD · More nurseries in CH1
Stations
- Chester5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Canal Bridge, Crewe Street and Railway Station Coach Stop.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leadworks Lane Park2 min walk
- Grosvenor Park5 min walk
- St Anne's Field Play Area6 min walk
- Black Diamond Park8 min walk
- King Charles Tower Garden9 min walk
- Francis Street Play Area playground3 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 Nursery in Belong is a full-day nursery at City House, 36 City Road, Chester, CH1 3AD, in Newtown, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nursery in BelongThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Headstart-On-The-Hill Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Grosvenor Park Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- St Werburgh's and St Columba's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Abbey School for Exceptional Children ages 4–19 0.4 miles
- St Martin's Academy Chester Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Hoole Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Maple Grove School ages 5–18 0.7 miles
- Cherry Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Newton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 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 Nursery in Belong's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Nursery in Belong Outstanding at its inspection on 10 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Nursery in Belong take?
The Nursery in Belong is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Nursery in Belong?
Chester is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
Tools for parents in Cheshire West and Chester
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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 2690598 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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