Kids Planet Waverton
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2024. Open since 2023, with 130 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 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
L15 9EDWhat 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, 9 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The passionate manager has a strong vision for the setting and shares this with her team. As a result, staff implement the intended curriculum well. Staff's good knowledge of the children and their families helps them to plan meaningful activities and experiences that build on what children already know and can do. As a result, all children, including children in receipt of funded early education and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress and are well prepared for the move on to school.
Staff build strong bonds with children and their families from the outset. Tailored settling-in sessions are put in place at the start to ensure that new children get the care, time and attention they need to settle in. Transitions throughout the setting are managed particularly well. For example, every effort is made to support staff to move through the setting with their key children. Where this is not possible, staff work closely with parents and colleagues to make sure that pertinent information about children's care and education is shared. This means that children's needs are consistently met. As a result, children settle quickly and are extremely happy and content. Staff are good role models and have high expectations for children's behaviour. Staff are skilled at helping children to understand their own feelings and the feelings of others. Children are compassionate, kind and caring.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide highly incisive feedback and even closer monitoring of staff practice to help staff deliver all aspects of the intended curriculum to a consistently high level.
- 9 April 2024Good
Still missing for Kids Planet Waverton
- 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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