Daisy Chain Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Birkenhead for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2017, 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 Wirral
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wirral 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
CH42 4NTWhat 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, 20 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome at this friendly nursery. They arrive with their home-learning bags full of autumn leaves and twigs, which they later use in their mud pie making and craft activities. Babies start their morning routine outside in the garden and older children are eager to explore the exciting learning environment staff have planned for them.
Leaders and staff have high aspirations for children, including those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The nursery's core values,
'enhancing curiosity, feeling welcome, growing and learning', are embedded in staff's practice. As such, children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure and have strong relationships with those that care for them and with each other. Staff model expectations for children's behaviour and routines. For example, children learn to say please and thank you. They work cooperatively to complete joint tasks.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- precisely sequence the curriculum for mathematics to build on what children know and can do.
- 20 September 2024Good
- 8 October 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Daisy Chain 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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