Childcare in Liverpool (Knowsley)
Liverpool (Knowsley) has 26 day nurseries, 6 pre-schools, 31 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 25 of them and rated 22 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 53 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Knowsley there are 28 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 Knowsley, 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 48 school nursery classes across Knowsley, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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 Kids In Bloom @ Northwood Childrens Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kids in Bloom Out Of School Club Limited Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Playtots - The Gate Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kids In Bloom @ Northwood Childrens Centre Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Playtots Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened XT Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Raring Stars - Plantation Primary Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bloom Huyton Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bloom Stockbridge Village Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bloom @ Kirkby Town centre Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Raring Stars - St Columba's Primary Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Unity Child Care Limited Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Liverpool (Knowsley)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Liverpool (Knowsley) take funded hours?
37 of the 78 settings in Liverpool (Knowsley) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Liverpool (Knowsley) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 25 settings Ofsted has inspected in Liverpool (Knowsley) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Liverpool (Knowsley) take babies?
43 settings in Liverpool (Knowsley) 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 Liverpool (Knowsley)?
Knowsley has 28 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 Liverpool (Knowsley)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.