CADWA Playgroup
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Liverpool for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 1995, with 24 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
L16 1JPWhat 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, 13 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy spending time at this friendly and nurturing setting. They are happy and settled and demonstrate that they feel secure. Children have formed positive relationships with staff and their peers. They benefit from a range of interesting and stimulating activities. Children gain positive attitudes to learning.
They are engrossed in learning as they use scissors to cut decorations to add onto their Father's Day cards.
Staff are knowledgeable, passionate and dedicated to their jobs. They prioritise developing children's communication and language skills. Children benefit from a plethora of meaningful, one-to-one conversations. Staff listen to children's ideas and thoughts attentively. Children discuss the names of the planets in the Solar
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen relationships with other settings that children also attend in order to provide continuity in children's learning n differentiate planned group activities effectively to meet the individual development needs of younger children.
- 13 June 2023Good
- 15 December 2017Good
- 15 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for CADWA Playgroup
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.