Ash House Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wallasey for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £58.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 1989, with 70 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £58.00 | £43.00Morning or Afternoon, 5 hrs | £261.00full-time places |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Depositto secure a nursery place for your child
Discounts
- 10% 10% discount for 5 AM or 5 PM sessions
- 10% 10% discount for 2nd Child
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early Years Funded places for children aged 9 months to 4 years.
Worth knowing. A consumables fee applies to help cover the cost of nutritious meals, healthy snacks, toiletries, and essential supplies; discounts are not applicable once funding has been applied.
What childcare usually costs in Wirral
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wirral from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
CH44 1BBWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 16 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and eager to begin their day, excited to see their key person and friends. They establish good relationships with staff and show that they feel safe and emotionally secure in their care. Children understand clear expectations of behaviour. They behave well and show kindness and respect to one another.
Children access a wide variety of activities that promote their physical development. You can see their confidence growing as they practice the skill of riding a pedal bike without stabilisers. Throughout the day, children have different exercise sessions, such as Zumba, where they increase their heart rate and fitness levels. They are keen to talk about their heart beating fast, demonstrating a good knowledge of the importance of exercise.
Children develop good communication skills. They engage in regular conversations and discussions with their peers and adults throughout the day. For example, staff introduce the phrase 'doctor's surgery' as children talk about their experiences at the doctor. Children use this new phrase in their role play. This helps them to embed new vocabulary and learn new words in context.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to consider how they organise group times so that all children's learning needs are met.
- 16 February 2023Good
- 27 July 2017Good
- 9 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ash House Day Nursery
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £58.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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