Kids In Bloom @ West Derby
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Liverpool for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2021. Open since 2017, with 108 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 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
L12 5HJWhat 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.
- 2 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and content at this nursery. They behave very well and are eager to join in with the activities provided. Children learn about the importance of being kind and following the rules and boundaries. For instance, staff remind them that it is polite to listen to one another during group activities. Due to COVID-19, parents no longer routinely enter the setting. Children have adapted well to this change and enter the nursery confidently. Dedicated staff put children at the heart of everything they do. Kind and thoughtful interactions help children to feel safe and secure.
Staff promote children's physical skills well. They provide activities, such as dough play, to strengthen children's small muscles in preparation for early writing. Older children learn to correctly grip and use tweezers to collect autumn leaves. Younger children are excited to splash in the rain while playing outdoors. They giggle in delight as they remove their hoods to feel the rain land on their hair. Staff talk to children about how this makes their hair wet. Children are beginning to learn about the simple concepts of wet and dry.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the implementation of story time to help to keep children engaged in learning for longer periods of time n support staff to consistently promote good hygiene practices and teach children why this is important n provide staff with more accurate performance feedback to raise the quality of education to an even higher level.
- 20 October 2021Good
- 28 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids In Bloom @ West Derby
- 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.
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