Cottage Day Nursery
Good★ 3.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2007, with 52 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
L25 3PLWhat 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, 5 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy at this homely nursery. They show high levels of selfesteem as they carry out self-care tasks. Older children eat with a knife and fork, they work together to tidy away after lunch and toddlers know to clean their own faces. Staff embed a routine that enables children to revisit and recall new learning. For example, staff use prompts throughout the day to encourage children to count and use new vocabulary. Children have good manners and learn how to be courteous to each other. They wait for their friends to get their food before they start to eat lunch. Even the very youngest children know how to follow the routines of the day and follow instructions very well. Staff provide challenging activities that children eagerly take part in. For example, pre-school children have a go at writing their name and concentrate well as they sound out letters of simple words.
Toddlers hunt for shapes in the room and match them to giant shape templates.
Staff make learning fun. They incorporate memorable actions and phrases during activities to help children to retain new knowledge.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the curriculum to help children to consistently understand differences and similarities of people, cultures and communities different to their own n provide staff with further training opportunities, to help them to develop their teaching to the highest level.
- 5 January 2022Good
- 31 May 2018Good
- 7 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cottage Day Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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