Childcare in Bootle
Bootle has 8 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 13 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them and rated 11 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 21 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Sefton there are 26 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Sefton, 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 55 school nursery classes across Sefton, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
1 setting match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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.
- Jun 2026Closed Early Learners Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Early Learners Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Goslings Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Fun 4 Kidz - Christ Church Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed First Kick Football Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Early Learners Day Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Bootle
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bootle take funded hours?
15 of the 33 settings in Bootle 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Bootle rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bootle hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bootle take babies?
20 settings in Bootle 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 Bootle?
Sefton has 26 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.
Towns close to Bootle
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.