Childcare in Wallasey
Wallasey has 12 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 15 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 15 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.
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.
3 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 2026Opened Flickers and Flyers CIC Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Stagecoach Wirral St Marys Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bright Sparks Vara Education Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Penkett Day Nursery Limited Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed The Oval Pre-School Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Closed Penkett Day Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Wallasey
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Wallasey take funded hours?
15 of the 30 settings in Wallasey 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Wallasey rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 15 settings Ofsted has inspected in Wallasey hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Wallasey take babies?
17 settings in Wallasey 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 Wallasey?
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.
Towns close to Wallasey
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.