Kids In Bloom @ Southdene Childrens Centre Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Liverpool for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2022, with 56 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours of Government funded childcare once their child is 9 months old.
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
L32 9PFWhat 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.
- 8 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are happy and make lots of friends at this cosy, calm nursery. They settle quickly because of the gentle support from the kind and caring staff who want to play with them. Babies are welcomed with snuggles from staff when they arrive. This makes them feel extremely settled and secure. Babies sleep peacefully in their protective baby room. Their safety is further assured as staff stay with them as they sleep soundly.
Children are curious and eager to discover new information. They learn well because of leaders' and staff's high expectations. For example, children learn to accurately use mathematical language as staff help them to weigh themselves on the scales. Children's creative ideas are welcomed by staff as they experiment by adding different colours and aromas to the play dough. Younger children explore what their bodies can do as they learn to balance and run in the well-organised outdoor play area. Children behave well and act thoughtfully towards each other.
Younger and older children learn to play together. Staff successfully teach them to use kind hands, share and listen to instructions. Children learn the importance of using their manners, such as when they say 'please' and 'thank you'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff's knowledge of the use of questioning to further support children's language development n refine staff's understanding of how to develop children's self-care skills so children are increasingly able to act independently.
- 10 March 2023Good
Still missing for Kids In Bloom @ Southdene Childrens Centre Ltd
- What it costs
- Meals
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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