First Class Nursery School (Wirral) Limited
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birkenhead for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2008, with 79 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15-hour funded places for 2-, 3- and 4-year old children along with the extended 30-hour funded places for eligible families of 3- and 4-year old children.
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 8NAWhat 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, 27 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are content and safe at this setting. From the moment children are greeted by their key person, their needs and interests are respected and used to guide their learning. Leaders and the wider team strive to support children to be happy in their play while learning 'life skills and developing self-confidence'. For instance, children enjoy demonstrating their singing skills to the inspector. They learn songs with actions about the story of Goldilocks. Their enthusiasm to join in and recall the sizes of the porridge bowls in the story is infectious. Children laugh together as staff change the lyrics to songs, showing children's excellent listening and attention skills. Children's behaviour is good. Toddlers hear gentle reminders in their play to take turns, and they understand the impact of their actions on others.
This attention to promoting positive behaviour helps children to develop good social skills. As children move through the setting, the impact of this support is clear. Older children are considerate and follow instructions with ease.
Leaders sensitively recognise the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for children aged two to three years. Great thought is given to ensuring that gaps in communication, language and social skills are a focus and do not hinder their future education. As a result, children make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- reintroduce partnerships with parents and others within the community to support children's knowledge of the wider world n strengthen professional development opportunities to provide staff with more focused and targeted coaching to develop their teaching to the highest level.
- 27 April 2023Good
- 31 August 2017Good
- 27 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for First Class Nursery School (Wirral) Limited
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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
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