Bluebells Day Nursery Bebington Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Wirral for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £76.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2022, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year, minimum 3 days a week.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £76.00Min 3 Days | £45.00Min 3 Days | £7.60Min 3 Days | £380.00Min 3 Days |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £100.00 Registration feerefundable
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.10 an hour ConsumablesPer Funded Hour
- £2.20 an hour Consumables, Retention Of Place FeeTerm Time Only, Min 3 Days
- £7.60 an hour Additional HoursPer Funded Hour
Discounts
- 5% Sibling discountolder child
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
FREE entitlement 38 or 51 weeks - Up to 1140 hours.
Worth knowing. Charges Per Funded Hour: £1.10 Consumables, £20p Additional Benefits, £7.60 Additional Hours; Term Time Only: £2.20 Consumables, Retention Of Place Fee.
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
CH63 2PPWhat 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, 14 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly welcome children into the nursery. Children settle quickly with a variety of activities on offer. Staff invest time getting to know children when they start. The key-person system in place is strong. All children have a secondary key person to help support their care and learning. Staff effectively role model the kind and positive behaviours they expect the children to demonstrate. In turn, children are polite, caring, and considerate of one another. Staff support all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), extremely well. For example, when children struggle with their feelings staff use calm voices in an age-appropriate manner to settle them down. This helps children to resolve issues quickly and they learn to manage conflict. Children's behaviour is very good.
Leaders are reflective and have a clear vision of what they want children to learn.
Recent changes to the curriculum are still being embedded. However, children benefit from a broad curriculum that is enhanced with experiences, such as cultural celebrations to help children learn about diversity. Therefore, children develop an understanding of life in modern Britain and are well prepared for their next stage in learning, including school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide staff with incisive feedback on the quality of their education practice, so that they are better equipped to deliver all aspects of the intended curriculum and meets all children's learning needs.
- 14 November 2024Good
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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 £76.00 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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