Bumbles Aintree
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Aintree Village for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £71.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2007, with 49 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Maghull Full Day £71.00 per day
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
When a child turns 9 months they are entitled to Early Years Funding. As from the term after they turn 9 months (and eligibility criteria is met) the funding is available for you to have deducted from your fees: You are entitled to a maximum of 30 hours per week for 38 weeks per year.
Worth knowing. The 30 hours must be taken over a minimum of 2 days; the minimum number of hours that can be claimed per day is 5; the maximum number of hours that can be claimed per day is 10; the free entitlement must be taken between 8.00am and 6.00pm (7.30am and 5.30pm at Bumbles Old Swan); the entitlement can be accessed at a maximum of 2 settings. A small discretionary consumables/additional services charge will be applied to all funded sessions.
What childcare usually costs in Sefton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sefton 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
L10 8LEWhat 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, 17 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy at this nursery. They are friendly towards each other and follow instructions well. Throughout their day, children receive lots of hugs from their key person, which helps them to feel settled and secure. When children need extra comfort, staff suggest looking at a book together. Babies snuggle into staff, pointing to pictures and babbling. Toddlers repeat familiar phrases, that they remember from their favourite stories. Regular opportunities to enjoy books together promote children's interest in stories and a love of reading.
Babies dressed in all-weather suits crawl around the garden, confidently exploring their surroundings. They repeat the word 'pop' as they watch with fascination as bubbles float up into the sky. Toddlers delight in using paint dabbers to carefully paint their hands and animal figures. This helps to develop the small muscles in their hands in preparation for writing. Staff introduce new language and learning during painting activities to increase children's knowledge and vocabulary. For instance, when a child paints an octopus figure, the staff member shows them a picture of the ocean. They explain to children where it lives and that it has eight legs. Each day, all children experience learning through play that is fun and prepares them for their next stage in learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of daily routines to maximise learning opportunities, for example, at meal times.
- 17 March 2022Good
- 31 July 2015Outstanding
- 22 February 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Run this setting? Claim this page and keep these details right.
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 £71.00 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.