Greasby Pre-School Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Greasby for children from birth to 5, open 08:45 to 15:45, 4 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2011, with 35 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
CH49 3NDWhat 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, 9 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children separate from their parents with ease as they eagerly start their day at this welcoming pre-school. They independently find their peg to place their coats on before they greet staff and their friends. Children display a strong sense of belonging and show that they feel safe and secure. For example, children cuddle up to staff and excitedly talk about their home life. Staff show genuine warmth and kindness. Children benefit from a fun and interesting curriculum that meets their individual needs. Staff identify what children need to learn next and then plan an appropriate range of learning experiences. Children show high levels of enthusiasm as they melt ice to free toy animals. Children giggle with delight as they use a range of tools and brushes to help remove the ice. Staff expertly introduce a range of new words such as 'melt' and 'dissolve'. Children develop their vocabulary.
Staff promote children's creativity exceptionally well. Children relish singing and enacting the roles of people who help them. Staff encourage children to immerse themselves into role play. Children pretend to be vets. Staff encourage children to develop their critical thinking from a young age and solve the problem of helping the animals feel well. Children learn how to tend to their own physical needs and are keen to help to tidy toys away. Children develop the necessary skills in readiness for the move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen feedback given to staff to support them to identify precisely how they can improve their practice further, with particular regard to helping children develop their conversational skills n enhance the curriculum to support children to learn about and reflect on their differences and understand what makes them unique to prepare them for the diverse world around them.
- 9 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 18 January 2019Good
- 16 September 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Greasby Pre-School Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.