Bumbles Old Swan
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Newly opened
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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2024, with 58 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 Liverpool
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Liverpool 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
L13 6QAWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 29 January 2025.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Bumbles Old Swan
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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