Kids Count Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Southport for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 16:00, 4 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2012, with 20 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 Sefton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sefton 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
PR9 0TSWhat 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, 22 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited to come to this nursery. On arrival, they run in with beaming smiles and go straight into the welcoming arms of staff. All children benefit from a rich, well-thought-out curriculum. This provides effective and purposeful learning.
Children engage in exciting and stimulating activities. For example, they make
'sand soup' outside and discuss healthy ingredients. The children seek solutions to problems they encounter as they add more sand and water, working tirelessly to get the right consistency. They take out unhealthy items added in error and start the cooking from scratch. Staff build on prior learning superbly to enhance this activity. Children are incredibly motivated in play, challenged and eager to carry on.
- 22 April 2022Outstanding
- 13 October 2016Good
- 12 December 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Count Pre-School
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.