Best nurseries in Liverpool
145 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, best Ofsted result first: the latest report card or overall grade, then the most recent inspection. Childminders are not listed (Ofsted does not publish their addresses).
145
nurseries and pre-schools
17
Outstanding or mostly strong
7,929
registered places
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dukes and Duchesses Full day care · 80 places · L1 4JS | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | Wavertree Christian Fellowship Nursery And Preschool Full day care · 40 places · L15 5BZ | Outstanding (2025) |
| 3 | Rosebuds Day Nursery Full day care · 64 places · L19 8JZ | Outstanding (2025) |
| 4 | Clubmoor Nursery Ltd Sessional day care · 52 places · L11 1DQ | Outstanding (2025) |
| 5 | Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre Full day care · 28 places · L11 2RY | Outstanding (2024) |
| 6 | Kids in Bloom Children's Day Nursery Ltd @ The University of Liverpool Full day care · 100 places · L69 7SY | Outstanding (2024) |
| 7 | Bluebell Nursery School Full day care · 49 places · L15 9EU | Outstanding (2024) |
| 8 | Denehurst Day Nursery Full day care · 46 places · L12 7JG | Outstanding (2024) |
| 9 | Small World Day Nursery Full day care · 30 places · L25 7RY | Outstanding (2024) |
| 10 | Sure Steps Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 100 places · L18 6HA | Outstanding (2024) |
| 11 | The Little School House Nursery Full day care · 57 places · L12 9HN | Outstanding (2023) |
| 12 | Community Family Services Childcare Centre Full day care · 48 places · L5 4QT | Outstanding (2023) |
| 13 | Honey Pot Childcare Ltd Full day care · 32 places · L19 4XR | Outstanding (2022) |
| 14 | Honey Pot Nursery Ltd Full day care · 40 places · L17 6AE | Outstanding (2022) |
| 15 | Eldonians Day Nursery Full day care · 60 places · L3 6LG | Outstanding (2022) |
| 16 | Happy Children Nursery Full day care · 48 places · L15 4HT | Outstanding (2022) |
| 17 | Honey Pot Nursery Wavertree Full day care · 91 places · L15 8HS | Outstanding (2021) |
| 18 | Honey Pot Nursery (Garston) Full day care · 79 places · L19 1RT | Report card: 3 strong, 2 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 19 | Corinthian Daycare Full day care · 58 places · L13 6QJ | Good (2025) |
| 20 | Much Woolton Old School Nursery Limited Full day care · 30 places · L25 7TX | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Clarendon Nursery Full day care · 41 places · L19 1RZ | Good (2025) |
| 22 | Botanic Lodge Nursery Full day care · 63 places · L7 9LH | Good (2025) |
| 23 | Honey Pot Nursery (Childwall) Full day care · 44 places · L16 4PE | Good (2025) |
| 24 | Little Seedlings Day Nursery Full day care · 58 places · L26 1TT | Good (2025) |
| 25 | Kiddy Academy Huntscross Full day care · 84 places · L24 9LG | Good (2025) |
| 26 | Four Oaks Full day care · 28 places · L5 1XP | Good (2025) |
| 27 | Spring Park Nursery Full day care · 86 places · L11 1ER | Good (2025) |
| 28 | First Footsteps (Anfield) Sessional day care · 68 places · L4 2QH | Good (2025) |
| 29 | Dandelion Days Nursery Full day care · 45 places · L4 5UF | Good (2025) |
| 30 | Holyrood Day Nursery Princes Dock Full day care · 100 places · L3 1DL | Good (2025) |
| 31 | Little Seedlings at Arncliffe Full day care · 79 places · L25 9PA | Good (2025) |
| 32 | Bumbles Old Swan Full day care · 58 places · L13 6QA | Good (2025) |
| 33 | Elm House Day Nursery West Derby Full day care · 42 places · L12 4XF | Good (2025) |
| 34 | Trinity Tots Full day care · 44 places · L5 8UT | Good (2025) |
| 35 | Bizzkidz Liverpool Full day care · 63 places · L2 2LZ | Good (2025) |
| 36 | Walton Kiddiwinks Nursery Full day care · 35 places · L9 1AY | Good (2024) |
| 37 | Little Explorers Full day care · 60 places · L3 5TL | Good (2024) |
| 38 | Monkton Nursery School Full day care · 80 places · L18 8BB | Good (2024) |
| 39 | Rotunda Nursery Full day care · 18 places · L5 2PL | Good (2024) |
| 40 | Kiddy Academy Wavertree Full day care · 70 places · L15 4LE | Good (2024) |
| 41 | Kidsworld Full day care · 110 places · L14 2EH | Good (2024) |
| 42 | Marybone Day Nursery Full day care · 37 places · L3 2EW | Good (2024) |
| 43 | First Footsteps (Norris Green) Full day care · 52 places · L11 1AD | Good (2024) |
| 44 | Kiddy Academy Day Nursery Full day care · 83 places · L11 8LW | Good (2024) |
| 45 | Playtots Ltd Full day care · 57 places · L14 8XE | Good (2024) |
| 46 | Pagoda Nursery Full day care · 19 places · L1 5BU | Good (2024) |
| 47 | Woolton Village Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 72 places · L25 6HL | Good (2024) |
| 48 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Liverpool Childwall Full day care · 56 places · L15 6UU | Good (2024) |
| 49 | King David Kindergarten Sessional day care · 80 places · L15 6WU | Good (2024) |
| 50 | Hunts Cross Nursery Full day care · 48 places · L25 0PJ | Good (2024) |
| 51 | Auckland House Nursery Full day care · 72 places · L17 4LE | Good (2024) |
| 52 | Fazakerley Children's Centre Full day care · 65 places · L9 9EH | Good (2024) |
| 53 | Elm House Day Nursery Full day care · 77 places · L16 5EY | Good (2024) |
| 54 | St Paschal Baylon Nursery and After School Care Full day care · 24 places · L16 2LN | Good (2024) |
| 55 | Kids Planet Halewood Full day care · 61 places · L25 0QG | Good (2024) |
| 56 | Kids Planet Waverton Full day care · 130 places · L15 9ED | Good (2024) |
| 57 | Rotunda Nursery Full day care · 18 places · L5 2QA | Good (2024) |
| 58 | Willow Nurseries Limited Full day care · 30 places · L12 2BJ | Good (2024) |
| 59 | Partou Up & Away Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 108 places · L24 8QR | Good (2024) |
| 60 | Cressington Manor Full day care · 186 places · L19 9DN | Good (2024) |
| 61 | Field Of Dreams Nursery Sessional day care · 66 places · L7 0LH | Good (2024) |
| 62 | Sandfield Park Private Day Nursery Full day care · 195 places · L12 1LG | Good (2024) |
| 63 | Daisy Chain Full day care · 62 places · L4 6XB | Good (2024) |
| 64 | Lark Lane Family Pre-School Full day care · 24 places · L17 8UU | Good (2024) |
| 65 | West Derby Pre-School Full day care · 56 places · L12 8QJ | Good (2024) |
| 66 | Staplands Nursery Full day care · 22 places · L14 5NZ | Good (2024) |
| 67 | Christ The King Playgroup Sessional day care · 25 places · L15 7LZ | Good (2024) |
| 68 | Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup Sessional day care · 30 places · L26 0XR | Good (2023) |
| 69 | Tuebrook Kids Club Full day care · 58 places · L13 8BY | Good (2023) |
| 70 | Monkton 2 Full day care · 82 places · L18 8BB | Good (2023) |
| 71 | The Childcare Academy Ltd Full day care · 60 places · L1 0BG | Good (2023) |
| 72 | Bright Horizons Broadgreen Day Nursery And Preschool Full day care · 142 places · L14 3LB | Good (2023) |
| 73 | Kids Planet Greenbank Full day care · 141 places · L18 1HG | Good (2023) |
| 74 | Little Angels Daycare Nursery Limited Full day care · 52 places · L10 1LD | Good (2023) |
| 75 | Life Bank Nursery at Kensington Children's Centre Full day care · 78 places · L7 2QR | Good (2023) |
| 76 | Little Grasshoppers Full day care · 41 places · L18 8AJ | Good (2023) |
| 77 | CADWA Playgroup Sessional day care · 24 places · L16 1JP | Good (2023) |
| 78 | Chatham Nursery School Birth to Five Full day care · 30 places · L7 6HD | Good (2023) |
| 79 | Playmates Centre 56 Full day care · 24 places · L4 1UB | Good (2023) |
| 80 | Sticky Fingers Day Nursery Sessional day care · 20 places · L15 3HA | Good (2023) |
| 81 | Blackmoor Park Day Nursery Full day care · 33 places · L12 9EY | Good (2023) |
| 82 | Mossley Hill Pre-School Sessional day care · 20 places · L18 8DB | Good (2023) |
| 83 | Rainbow House Nursery Full day care · L4 4ED | Good (2023) |
| 84 | Childwall Valley Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 80 places · L25 2PW | Good (2023) |
| 85 | Ambito Walton Childrens Centre Full day care · 16 places · L9 1NB | Good (2023) |
| 86 | Little Angels @ Princes Park Nursery And Pre-School Full day care · 36 places · L8 3TA | Good (2023) |
| 87 | Spring Grove Nursery Full day care · 50 places · L12 8SJ | Good (2023) |
| 88 | Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre Full day care · 48 places · L25 2PQ | Good (2023) |
| 89 | Blackburne House Nursery Full day care · 36 places · L8 7PE | Good (2023) |
| 90 | The Greenhouse Project Sessional day care · 28 places · L8 0TP | Good (2023) |
| 91 | Happy House Daycare Full day care · 45 places · L25 1NZ | Good (2023) |
| 92 | Little Seedlings Day Nursery Full day care · 46 places · L15 0HT | Good (2022) |
| 93 | Bonnie Bear Day Care Full day care · 42 places · L9 1DG | Good (2022) |
| 94 | Old School House Nursery Full day care · 90 places · L14 5NX | Good (2022) |
| 95 | Selwyn Nursery Full day care · 20 places · L4 3TW | Good (2022) |
| 96 | Pavilion Pre-School (Aigburth) CIO Sessional day care · 40 places · L17 0AF | Good (2022) |
| 97 | Barton Day Nurseries Limited Full day care · 78 places · L9 7AD | Good (2022) |
| 98 | Out of this World Kids Club Full day care · 24 places · L13 5TF | Good (2022) |
| 99 | Treetops Day Nursery Limited Full day care · 83 places · L11 9AZ | Good (2022) |
| 100 | The Arts Centre Nursery Full day care · 47 places · L7 7JA | Good (2022) |
| 101 | Jigsaw Day Nursery Full day care · 35 places · L19 3RU | Good (2022) |
| 102 | Lister Steps Childcare Full day care · 69 places · L13 7EB | Good (2022) |
| 103 | Little Angels @ Woolton Village Nursery And Pre-School Full day care · 60 places · L25 8RP | Good (2022) |
| 104 | Muddy Footprints Full day care · 30 places · L19 1QP | Good (2022) |
| 105 | Anfield Pre-School Full day care · 40 places · L4 2TZ | Good (2022) |
| 106 | Muddy Footprints Early Years Centre Full day care · 52 places · L24 0TY | Good (2022) |
| 107 | Stand Farm Nursery Full day care · 113 places · L12 0JE | Good (2022) |
| 108 | The Three Bears Day Nursery Full day care · 90 places · L11 7AX | Good (2022) |
| 109 | Rockbourne Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 90 places · L25 4TN | Good (2022) |
| 110 | Diddy Daycare Croxteth Full day care · 80 places · L11 0AY | Good (2022) |
| 111 | Bluebells Nursery Ltd Full day care · 30 places · L27 7AE | Good (2022) |
| 112 | Kelton Nursery and After School Full day care · 184 places · L18 8BT | Good (2022) |
| 113 | Larkfield Daycare Full day care · 27 places · L19 0NY | Good (2022) |
| 114 | Little Foxes (Garston) Ltd Full day care · 60 places · L19 1RL | Good (2022) |
| 115 | Kindergarten Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 20 places · L25 0NP | Good (2022) |
| 116 | Clarendon Nursery Dingle Full day care · 30 places · L8 6QP | Good (2022) |
| 117 | Mossley Hill Childcare (2) Full day care · 32 places · L17 4JE | Good (2022) |
| 118 | Aintree Day Nursery & Kids Club Ltd Sessional day care · 58 places · L9 9AS | Good (2022) |
| 119 | Cottage Day Nursery Full day care · 52 places · L25 3PL | Good (2022) |
| 120 | Five Children's and Families Trust Full day care · 70 places · L24 0TW | Good (2021) |
| 121 | Kids In Bloom @ West Derby Full day care · 108 places · L12 5HJ | Good (2021) |
| 122 | Bumbles Orrell Park Full day care · 60 places · L9 8BX | Good (2021) |
| 123 | Kids Planet Wavertree Full day care · 87 places · L15 9HA | Good (2021) |
| 124 | Little Dragonfly Nursery Full day care · 40 places · L25 2PY | Requires improvement (2025) |
| 125 | Accelerate Learning Centres NW Limited Sessional day care · L18 5HU | Not yet inspected |
| 126 | Assess After School and Holiday Club Full day care · L15 4LG | Not yet inspected |
| 127 | Bloom @ Aintree Full day care · 100 places · L9 7DT | Not yet inspected |
| 128 | Bloom @ St Nics Full day care · 50 places · L3 5XF | Not yet inspected |
| 129 | Bloom @ Tuebrook Full day care · 29 places · L13 7EW | Not yet inspected |
| 130 | Botanic Lodge Nursery Limited Full day care · 60 places · L7 9LH | Not yet inspected |
| 131 | Cirq D Play Nursery Ltd Full day care · 40 places · L5 3LQ | Not yet inspected |
| 132 | Eastfield Day Nursery Full day care · 45 places · L17 4JU | Not yet inspected |
| 133 | First Class Childcare Liverpool Sessional day care · L8 8DN | Not yet inspected |
| 134 | First Footsteps Hub Ltd Sessional day care · 21 places · L11 1BG | Not yet inspected |
| 135 | Hollies St Mary's Full day care · 29 places · L26 9TY | Not yet inspected |
| 136 | KFCA Sessional day care · L7 8TQ | Not yet inspected |
| 137 | Kids Planet Allerton Full day care · 65 places · L18 6HJ | Not yet inspected |
| 138 | Kids Planet West Derby Full day care · 98 places · L14 1PN | Not yet inspected |
| 139 | Liverpool Short Breaks Sessional day care · L17 6AU | Not yet inspected |
| 140 | Nipperbout at The ACC Liverpool Full day care · L3 4FP | Not yet inspected |
| 141 | St Paschal Baylon Nursery and ASC LTD Sessional day care · 24 places · L16 2LN | Not yet inspected |
| 142 | Stagecoach Liverpool Sessional day care · L12 1LF | Not yet inspected |
| 143 | The White House Nursery Full day care · 38 places · L12 2AE | Not yet inspected |
| 144 | Tillymints Nursery Full day care · 36 places · L9 0HY | Not yet inspected |
| 145 | Woodland Wellbeings CIC Sessional day care · L25 7TX | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Liverpool?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in North West, from the Coram Childcare Survey 2026. A guide only: ask each nursery for its own fees.
Part-time, 25 hours a week
£178 a week
without funded hours (England £189)
Full-time, 50 hours a week
£136 a week
after 30 funded hours (England £149)
Working parents in England can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from when their child is 9 months old, so a 25-hour place can cost little or nothing in term time. Every 3 and 4 year old gets at least 15 funded hours. Funded hours cover 38 weeks a year; nurseries can charge for extra hours, meals and activities. Check what you can get at Childcare Choices.
Questions
What are the best nurseries in Liverpool?
Of 145 nurseries and pre-schools in Liverpool, 17 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Dukes and Duchesses, Wavertree Christian Fellowship Nursery And Preschool, Rosebuds Day Nursery.
How much does nursery cost in Liverpool?
In North West, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £178 a week without funded hours (Coram Childcare Survey 2026). Working parents can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from 9 months.
How many nurseries are there in Liverpool?
145 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 124 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Childwall · Kirkdale · Mossley Hill · Walton · Wavertree · Aigburth · Holly Lodge · Hunts Cross · Sefton Park
Neighbourhoods
Aigburth & Grassendale · Albert Dock & Queen's Dock · Allerton · Anfield East · Anfield North · Anfield West · Belle Vale · Broad Green · Calderstones · Central & Islington · Childwall East · Childwall West & Wavertree Green · Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter · Croxteth East · Croxteth Park · Croxteth West & Gillmoss · Dingle · Dovecot · Edge Hill · Everton East
Source: Ofsted early years inspections. Ofsted's report card (from November 2025) grades curriculum, achievement, behaviour, children's welfare and leadership as exceptional, strong, expected, needs attention or urgent improvement; earlier inspections gave one overall grade.