Hunts Cross Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2013, with 48 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 Liverpool
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Liverpool 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
L25 0PJWhat 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, 15 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
During the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursery has had issues with staff retention and recruitment. The newly appointed manager and her team have a clear vision for the nursery. They have identified priorities for children's learning and development, such as supporting children's speech and language development.
Staff follow children's interests and use key stories to extend children's vocabulary.
Babies babble along to nursery rhymes, and young children confidently recall the tricky names of dinosaurs. Pre-school children describe the hungry caterpillar as
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that staff consolidate each step of children's learning to build on what they know and have learned so that the process of learning new mathematical concepts is logical n promote the good oral health of all children attending the nursery.
- 15 May 2024Good
- 22 June 2018Good
- 13 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hunts Cross 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.
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.
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