Kids Planet Kings Park
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Knowsley for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2024, with 118 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 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
L34 1PJWhat 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.
- 27 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 17 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and their families are warmly welcomed by the enthusiastic staff of this nursery. Children are calm and highly engaged as staff play music with a gentle tempo during creative activities such as painting. Children comment that the music is 'the moon and fairies'. Children look at their reflection in a mirror as they carefully paint self-portraits on canvas. Staff support children to recognise the difference in the colour of their eyes and the texture of their hair. Children begin to understand what makes them unique.
Staff have a good understanding of the children and serve as extremely positive role models. Staff and children dress up and engage in fun and meaningful role play. Children bring food menus to the kitchen area and ask staff what they want to eat. Staff point out which parts of a watermelon can be eaten. Older children laugh and are highly engaged as they play imaginary aeroplanes with staff. They learn lots of new vocabulary such as 'turbulence' and 'departure' as staff mimic the voice of the pilot. Babies are encouraged to splash as they sing 'Tiny Tim' and play with sea creatures and water. They demonstrate that they have high levels of attachment as they snuggle into adults and listen to stories. Staff skilfully plan focused small-group sessions to support emotional literacy. They encourage toddlers to sing, dance and stomp their feet as they begin to learn the vocabulary of emotions.
Communication and language development are actively supported throughout the nursery. Children of all ages listen attentively as staff share stories with them. They join in with the words and actions as staff use puppet gloves and sing nursery rhymes. Children begin to build a rich vocabulary.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to focus on creating activities that are not over complicated and are consistently appropriate for children's age and stage of development.
- 19 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Kids Planet Kings Park
- 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
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