Elm House Day Nursery West Derby
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2015, with 42 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
L12 4XFWhat 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, 16 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Elm House Day Nursery's ethos is 'a beautiful place to play'. This shines through as children love attending, feel at home and flourish at this delightful setting. Children and their families are warmly welcomed by caring staff who know them and their needs well. Children are excited to meet their friends and play in the well-planned and resourced indoor and outdoor spaces where they learn skills to prepare them for later life.
Staff support children in playing alongside each other harmoniously with tracks and vehicles, supporting their social skills. Skilled staff teach new words, which extends children's range of vocabulary. As they play, the children use words such as
'excavator' and 'panther'. Babies cuddle up with their key adults to share books and songs, and they thrive from caring relationships, which help them feel secure and comfortable. They feel confident to explore the room as they scoop and pour sand, developing their physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen links with local primary schools to support continuity of early phonics teaching with the next stage of children's education n embed hygiene practices so they are consistently followed by all staff to promote children's understanding of good hygiene routines.
- 16 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 21 February 2019Good
- 1 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Elm House Day Nursery West Derby
- 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.
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