Bumbles Maghull
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Liverpool for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2004, with 59 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
L31 7BGWhat 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, 23 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly greeted by staff on arrival. They separate from their parents well and quickly settle into their day. They are cared for in three well-resourced group rooms, and children confidently explore their environment. Children form strong attachments with their key person, which is a particular strength of the setting. Children receive a good level of support from staff who quickly respond to their needs. This has a positive effect on children's confidence, behaviour and emotional well-being. As a result, children behave well, demonstrating that they understand the high expectations of them.
The children are curious and active learners who work well together and show respect to adults. They take part in activities that encourage their physical development and strengthen their muscles. For example, vigorously shaking musical instruments or transferring water with pipettes. This helps to develop their muscle strength and coordination in preparation for the skills that they will need for later writing.
Children have access to a large outside area where they can develop their grossmotor movements, using the bikes or climbing frames. Children learn about the world around them as they grow herbs in the planters or hunt for minibeasts.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- respond more effectively to children's spontaneous play that provides challenge and promotes learning and progress to the highest level n enhance the professional development of staff that focuses on building knowledge and skills that raises teaching to the very highest level.
- 23 August 2022Good
- 3 October 2016Good
- 7 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bumbles Maghull
- What it costs
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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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