Full-day nursery in Windmill Hill, Halton
Windmill Hill Nursery
Windmill Hill South, Runcorn, WA7 6QE · 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
Windmill Hill South, Runcorn, WA7 6QE · More nurseries in WA7
Stations
- Runcorn East18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Norton Hill, Newburgh Close and Gooseberry Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Norton Priory10 min walk
- Phoenix Park10 min walk
- The Ride11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Halton there are about 3.1 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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Windmill Hill Nursery is a full-day nursery at Windmill Hill South, Runcorn, WA7 6QE, in Windmill Hill, Halton. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Windmill Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Berteline's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Bridgewater Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Astmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- St Martin's Catholic Primary School and Preschool Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.0 miles
- Gorsewood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.0 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 Windmill Hill Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Windmill Hill Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Windmill Hill Nursery take?
Windmill Hill Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Windmill Hill Nursery?
Runcorn East is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Windmill Hill Nursery?
You can call 01928 717132 and visit www.haltonfamilyhubs.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY346757 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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