Essential Early Years
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Birkenhead for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £65.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2020, with 27 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £65.00 | £40.00Half Day | £310.00Full Week |
Discounts
- 10% Sibling discountsiblings, applies to the oldest child
Funded hours
15 hours per week (38 weeks per year) universal funding for 3 and 4 year olds; extended funding (30 hours) for eligible working families; 15 hours free childcare for eligible 2 year olds in Wirral.
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
CH41 4BZWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 3 November 2022.
Outstanding
Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.
Still missing for Essential Early Years
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £65.00 a day still the rate? 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.
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.