Childcare in Liverpool (Sefton)
Liverpool (Sefton) has 24 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 30 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 21 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 39 of them and rated 36 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 55 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.
54 settings 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 Litherland Youth and Community Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed All Saints Children's Ventures Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened First Out There Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened LastAct After School Club Freshfield Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened LastAct After School Club Woodlands Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Aintree Kidz Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened First Out There Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Kids Planet Linacre Road Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Little hearts day nursery Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Last Act Ltd Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Edukate Tuition Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Go Explore Formby Foresters Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Liverpool (Sefton)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Liverpool (Sefton) take funded hours?
33 of the 94 settings in Liverpool (Sefton) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 (Sefton) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 39 settings Ofsted has inspected in Liverpool (Sefton) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Liverpool (Sefton) take babies?
54 settings in Liverpool (Sefton) 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 (Sefton)?
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 Liverpool (Sefton)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.