Kids Planet Widnes
Good★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Widnes for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2008, with 83 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 Halton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Halton 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
WA8 7QYWhat 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.
- 11 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children at this well-established nursery thrive and learn successfully. Staff build warm, close relationships with the children. Leaders ensure that children's safety and happiness are at the heart of staff's work. This helps children to feel secure and at ease. Leaders and staff have high expectations for children's learning, including for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The well-thought-out curriculum and meaningful learning activities provided by staff enable children to gain essential knowledge. For example, children learn how to use hammers and pliers gently and safely. They also learn that their ideas and suggestions are valued. For instance, children on the nursery committee help staff to decide which educational visit should take place. This helps them to make responsible decisions.
Children behave sensibly. This is because staff expertly model to them how to be kind, helpful and cooperative. Where needed, staff gently remind children of the nursery's rules for how to behave. Children know to ask when they want a turn to play with a toy. They also learn to do so without snatching. Children understand how to take care of the nursery's resources and tidy them up carefully because staff guide them. Children are thoughtful, respectful and caring towards each other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's knowledge about their use of praise so that children are clear about what they have done well n support staff to be clear about what children should learn now and next.
- 19 December 2023Good
- 9 October 2018Outstanding
- 13 January 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet Widnes
- 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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