Full-day nursery in Christleton & Huntington, Cheshire West and Chester
Thrive Cotton Lane
Cotton Lane, Cotton Edmunds, CHESTER, CH3 7PZ · 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 April 1989Reference 305305Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places89 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Cotton Lane, Cotton Edmunds, CHESTER, CH3 7PZ · More nurseries in CH3
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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Thrive Cotton Lane is a full-day nursery at Cotton Lane, Cotton Edmunds, CHESTER, CH3 7PZ, in Christleton & Huntington, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 89 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrive Cotton LaneThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waverton Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.4 miles
- Barrow CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.5 miles
- Tarvin Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 miles
- Christleton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- Guilden Sutton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.7 miles
- Christleton High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 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 Thrive Cotton Lane's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thrive Cotton Lane Good at its inspection on 19 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thrive Cotton Lane take?
Thrive Cotton Lane is registered with Ofsted for up to 89 children at any one time.
How do I contact Thrive Cotton Lane?
You can call 01829 741608 and visit www.thrivechildcare.com.
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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 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.
- 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 305305 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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