Outstanding
70 placesL30 5RH01515211555
North West
Childcare in Sefton
165 registered providers with 4,258 places, down 0.8% since December 2021.
51day nurseries
61childminders
33after-school clubs
78newly registered since 2021
52.1%rated Good or better
85closed since 2021
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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35 placesPR9 7NN07875652248
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Report card Feb 2026
25 placesPR8 6DX01704 544003
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22 placesL30 5QH0151 665 0160
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20 placesL23 6TF01519244769
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95 placesPR9 0PQ01704 807 897
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Report card Dec 2025
42 placesPR9 9RR07850738670
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42 placesL20 6PG0151 932 9218
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40 placesL20 6ED0151 932 9218
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Learners Day Nursery | Bootle | 83 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| All Saints Children's Ventures | Liverpool | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Frantastic Club | Southport | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Frantastic Club @ Norwood | Southport | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Waterloo Road Under 5's | Southport | 20 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Litherland Youth and Community Centre | Liverpool | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| First Kick Football | Bootle | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Fun 4 Kidz - Ainsdale | Southport | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kids Club Southport | Southport | 27 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Early Learners Day Nursery | Bootle | 78 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Kids Planet Linacre Road | Liverpool | 56 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Little hearts day nursery | Liverpool | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Junior Club of Crosby | Crosby | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Frantastic Pre-School | Southport | 24 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Go Explore Formby Foresters | Liverpool | 14 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Edukate Tuition | Liverpool | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Last Act Ltd | Liverpool | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Southport | Southport | 87 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Fun 4 Kidz - Churchtown | Southport | 64 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| YMCA Sefton Nursery | Southport | 52 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Tweenie Tots 2 Community Childcare | Litherland, Liverpool | 40 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Hearts Day Nursery | Liverpool | 36 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| The Griffin Nursery | Bootle | 32 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Bees Knees Nursery | Merseyside | 109 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Wadacre Farm Private Day Nursery | Melling | 94 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery | Southport | 85 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Harp at Stanley Road | Bootle | 59 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Monkey Puzzle Pre-School | Southport | 58 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Motiv8Sports Ltd | Bootle | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Home From Home Day Nursery | Liverpool | 48 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Parklands Private Day Nursery Lydiate | Liverpool | 48 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Next Steps Community Nursery CIC | Liverpool | 45 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Seashells Day Nursery | Southport | 36 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Fox House Day Nursery | Liverpool | 15 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| May Logan Centre Under 2 Provision and Creche | Bootle | 12 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Sunflowers | Southport | 36 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| JETS @ ST NICHOLAS | Liverpool | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Aiming High For Disabled Children's Team | Bootle | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Saturday Group North | Southport | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| 1st Steps Day Nursery | Bootle | 105 | Outstanding | Dec 2022 |
| Welcome Nurseries@Stanley Road | Bootle | 53 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| The Premier Nursery Education Centre | Southport | 47 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Marshside Road Pre School | Southport | 20 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Kumon Crosby Study Centre | Liverpool | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Poppy & Jacks Ainsdale | Southport | 47 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Kid-Zone 2 | Liverpool | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Holy Trinity Out of School Club | Southport | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| School's Out - Kew Woods | Southport | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |