Full-day nursery in Netherton, Cheshire West and Chester
Thrive Frodsham Hill
Homestead Day Nursery, Sunshine House, Chester Road, Frodsham, WA6 6XR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 September 2018Reference EY562723Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places92 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 September 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
Homestead Day Nursery, Sunshine House, Chester Road, Frodsham, WA6 6XR · More nurseries in WA6
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Woodhouses Park and High School.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Thrive Frodsham Hill is a full-day nursery at Homestead Day Nursery, Sunshine House, Chester Road, Frodsham, WA6 6XR, in Netherton, Cheshire West and Chester. It is registered for 92 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 9 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Helsby Hillside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Frodsham CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 miles
- Alvanley and Manley Village School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Frodsham Manor House Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.7 miles
- Horn's Mill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.8 miles
- Helsby High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 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 Frodsham Hill's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thrive Frodsham Hill Good at its inspection on 31 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thrive Frodsham Hill take?
Thrive Frodsham Hill is registered with Ofsted for up to 92 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Thrive Frodsham Hill?
Helsby is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thrive Frodsham Hill?
You can call 01928 732324 and visit www.thrivechildcare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY562723 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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