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Kiddy Academy Huntscross

Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2025. Open since 2010, with 84 places.

Call 0151 345 0029Their website

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 Liverpool

£5.50an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.50an 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 Liverpool 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
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
5.0 out of 5From 9 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
84 placesLarge for England
How long open
16 yearsOpen for decades
Address
39-41 Hansby Drive, Speke, Liverpool, L24 9LG

Where it is

L24 9LG
Ofsted URN EY415407On the register since 24 December 2010
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, 29 May 2025 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children's confidence soars in the care of the dedicated leaders and attentive staff at this safe and inclusive nursery. They build strong relationships with staff, who support children's welfare and development well. For example, key persons work together when children move to a new room in the nursery. This supports staff to provide consistency for children's individual needs. Children's emotional well-being and happiness are highly supported, ensuring they are ready and able to learn.

Children are enthusiastic and active learners. Staff plan activities that are based on children's interests and that build on what children already know. Children are eager to explore and engage well in a broad range of activities, such as exploring with paint to mix colours, making their own play dough and problem-solving to arrange recycle bins with the correct waste. There is effective support from staff to help children learn the skills to prepare them for the next stage in their development.

Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children understand the routines and confidently follow instructions. For example, they take off their own wetsuits and shoes when they come inside. Children learn to share and take turns when playing with each other. They are kind and considerate, and they use good manners. Staff praise children's efforts and achievements, building high levels of self-esteem and encouraging them to have a 'can-do' attitude to their learning.

What Ofsted told them to improve

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

- build on staff's knowledge of the curriculum intent so they are clear what skills and knowledge they want children to gain from all experiences.

  • 29 May 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
  • 11 June 2019Good
  • 18 December 2014Good

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

Still missing for Kiddy Academy Huntscross

  • 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.

Hunts Cross Nursery

Day nursery · Hunts Cross Cp School, Kingsthorne Road, Liverpool, L25 0PJ

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm48 placesLong established
0.3 mi
6 min walk
0151 233 3733

Rainbow Tots Speke

Day nursery · G.04 Churchill House, Gaskill Road, Liverpool, L24 9GS

Not yet inspectedBirth to 507:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week54 placesNewly opened
0.4 mi
9 min walk
01514560909Their website

Little Seedlings Day Nursery

Day nursery · New Hutte Neighbourhood Centre, Lichfield Road, Liverpool, L26 1TT

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm58 placesOpen a few years
0.7 mi
15 min walk
01513945255

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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