High Hopes at Longview
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2006, with 86 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded placements for children between the age of 2 to 4 years.
What childcare usually costs in Knowsley
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Knowsley 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
L36 8DBWhat 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, 11 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and ready to start the day in this caring and supportive nursery. Staff are dedicated to giving children the best possible start in life, including the provision of clothing, books and food that are immediately available at the nursery entrance for families needing extra support. Children and parents have warm and enthusiastic conversations with staff as soon as they enter the setting. Babies are calm and happy in the well-resourced playrooms. They benefit from the caring, warm and nurturing approach of staff. Older children are eager to play in the well-provisioned outdoor areas. They work together to build bridges, using crates and planks. Staff know how to allow the children to take risks safely when testing out their constructions by walking across them.
Parents appreciate the support that staff give them at all times, and in particular during the COVID-19 pandemic. They appreciate the information shared regarding their child's development and the advice given about how they can develop their children's learning at home. Parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) speak very highly of the support that staff have given them, especially in supporting communication with outside agencies, such as speech therapists or health visitors. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. For example, as children share toys, staff remind them to say 'please'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure the activities planned for all, and in particular the youngest children, are more clearly focused on their individual developmental needs n provide more opportunities at snack and mealtimes for children to understand how to make healthy choices about the food they eat.
- 11 November 2022Good
- 24 February 2017Good
- 14 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for High Hopes at Longview
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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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