Kids Planet Whiston
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Prescot 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2024. Open since 2023, with 76 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
L35 7NJWhat 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, 8 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive to a warm welcome by caring staff at the nursery. They show that they feel safe and secure, as they enthusiastically explore the well-resourced environment. Staff encourage children to express themselves and be imaginative as they create role-play scenarios. Children use tyres and wooden planks to make a
'bus'. They sit together with staff and sing songs as they go off on an imaginary trip together. Children have formed strong relationships with the staff and each other.
Staff are calm and provide consistent expectations. They support children to discuss their feelings. As staff read stories to children, they encourage them to consider the feelings of the characters in the book. Children demonstrate kind behaviours. They use a stethoscope to check that their friends are 'not poorly'. As they notice bird's nests in the trees outside, they eagerly gather resources to make bird feeders. Children behave well and demonstrate considerate behaviours.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor the impact of training and coaching to ensure staff's learning is implemented consistently n support staff to understand how to adapt routines and activities to consistently meet children's needs and enhance their learning.
- 8 March 2024Good
Still missing for Kids Planet Whiston
- 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.