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First Class Nursery

GoodBirth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2025. Open since 2005, with 24 places.

Call 0151 531 1887

Cost

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 Sefton

£6.50an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.66an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sefton from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
24 placesMedium for England
How long open
21 yearsOpen for decades
Address
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Kenyons Lane, Liverpool, L31 0BP

Where it is

L31 0BP
Ofsted URN EY312979On the register since 14 September 2005
Ofsted

What 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, 6 August 2025 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children demonstrate that they feel happy, well cared for and safe in this vibrant and friendly nursery. They are supported by an enthusiastic and reassuring staff team, who are attentive to their needs. Staff create a caring environment in which children explore and develop. Children are excited to become involved in activities and settle quickly. They are eager to learn. Staff use children's interests effectively to engage and motivate them in activities and experiences. All children make good progress from their individual starting points.

Staff encourage children's love of stories and rhyme. Children talk about animals, nature and different characters from the books they have shared. They are curious learners and use new knowledge and words in their play. Staff plan many opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. For example, children enjoy daily opportunities to explore the climbing wall, bicycle track and slide.

Accurate assessments identify any gaps in children's learning or any specific needs.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- enhance the curriculum for early mathematics so that children develop a secure understanding of a range of mathematical ideas and concepts n target the professional development opportunities for all staff so that they may enhance their individual teaching skills.

  • 6 August 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
  • 13 November 2019Good
  • 5 November 2015Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for First Class 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

First Class Nursery

Day nursery · St Thomas C of E Primary School, Kenyons Lane, Liverpool, L31 0BP

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm24 placesOpen for decades

Explorers Lydiate

Day nursery · 5 Moss Lane, Lydiate, Liverpool, L31 4DB

GoodBirth to 507:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week48 placesOpen a few years
0.7 mi
15 min walk
01515316776

Bright Days

Day nursery · St. Andrews Maghull C of E Primary School, Deyes Lane, Liverpool, L31 6DE

GoodBirth to 508:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week40 placesLong established
0.9 mi
17 min walk
01515468127

Little Foxes Maghull LTD

Day nursery · 57 Foxhouse Lane, Liverpool, L31 3EW

Report card Feb 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 507:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.8 Google, 4715 placesOpen a few years
1.1 mi
21 min walk
01515317113Their website

Little Acorns

Day nursery · Summerhill Primary School, Poverty Lane, Liverpool, L31 3DT

GoodBirth to 8+08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week48 placesOpen for decades

Bumbles Maghull

Day nursery · 31 Northway, Maghull, Liverpool, L31 7BG

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from 9 months07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week★ 4.2 Google, 559 placesOpen for decades

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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