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Childcare in Birkenhead

Birkenhead has 12 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 14 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 14 of them and rated 13 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 21 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Wirral there are 31 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.

31places per 100 under-fives in Wirral, against 32 for England
92%of the 14 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
16 of 35are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Wirral, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 75 school nursery classes across Wirral, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 35Day nurseries 12Pre-schools 1School nurseries 14Childminders 3After-school clubs 5
No filterTakes under-twosTakes funded hoursOpen all dayPublishes pricesSortBest ratedCheapestA to Z

35 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 12

Essential Early Years

Day nursery · 67-69 Grange Road West, Birkenhead, CH41 4BZ

OutstandingTakes funded hours£65.00 a dayBirth to 508:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1927 placesLong established
01513453230Their website

Little World Nursery

Day nursery · 111 Conway Street, Birkenhead, CH41 4AF

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm★ 4.5 Google, 825 placesOpen for decades
0151 792 7443

Funtrain Day Nursery

Day nursery · 9 and 9a Hamilton Street, Birkenhead, CH41 6DL

GoodBirth to 8+08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week45 placesOpen for decades
0151 647 0482

Firbobs@Bedford Drive

Day nursery · Bedford Drive Primary School, Birkenhead, CH42 6RT

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm30 placesLong established
07709807400

Pre-schools 1

Best Start Tots

Pre-school · 112 Church Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0LJ

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+Sessions in term time, often mornings23 placesOpen a few years
01512461314

School nursery classes 14

Woodchurch Road Academy

School nursery class · 99 Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead, CH42 9LJ

Part of a schoolFree funded hoursFrom age 3Term time, school hoursPart of a school
01516523104

Well Lane Primary School

School nursery class · Park Road, Birkenhead, CH42 5PF

Part of a schoolFree funded hoursFrom age 3Term time, school hoursPart of a school
01516459844

Childminders 3

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Stepien, Tracey

Childminder · Birkenhead, CH42 7LD

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Keane, Elaine Helen

Childminder · Birkenhead, CH42 3XF

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Bentley, Helen Marie

Childminder · Birkenhead, CH41 0EG

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 5

Firbobs@ Mersey Park

After-school club · Mersey Park Primary School, Birkenhead, CH42 0PH

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays24 placesLong established
07709807400

O.P.A.L CENTRE

After-school club · Wirral Play Council, 1 Berner Street, Birkenhead, CH41 4JY

Not yet inspected5 and overBefore and after school, plus holidaysOpen a few years
07828410667

Barnyard Kids

After-school club · Rock Ferry Primary School, 29 Ionic Street, Birkenhead, CH42 2BL

Not yet inspected5 and overBefore and after school, plus holidaysNewly opened
07450037949

Tennis Vision Holiday Club

After-school club · Prenton Lawn Tennis Club, 81 Storeton Road, Birkenhead, CH42 8LY

Not yet inspected5 and overBefore and after school, plus holidaysNewly opened
07764748133

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Recently

What has changed here

Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.

  • Dec 2025Opened Barnyard Kids Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Tennis Vision Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Rocky's Breakfast and After School Club Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Birkenhead

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Birkenhead take funded hours?

16 of the 35 settings in Birkenhead are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.

Are any nurseries in Birkenhead rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 14 settings Ofsted has inspected in Birkenhead hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Birkenhead take babies?

17 settings in Birkenhead are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.

Is it hard to get a nursery place in Birkenhead?

Wirral has 31 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.

Nearby

Towns close to Birkenhead

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Prenton25 settings · 1.1 milesWirral129 settings · 2.3 milesWallasey30 settings · 2.7 milesLiverpool305 settings · 5.1 milesBootle33 settings · 6.5 milesNeston10 settings · 6.6 miles
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