Lark Lane Family Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 1994, with 24 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
L17 8UUWhat 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, 30 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and well settled at the pre-school. They separate from parents easily and are greeted by the lovely staff team. Staff know what children like and provide activities that interest and engage them. Overall, the curriculum is wellthought-out. Leaders consider children's experiences and provide opportunities that children would not otherwise get, such as gardening club. This helps to ensure that all children make progress across the seven areas of learning.
Staff get to know children well. They form strong bonds with children and are alert to their unique care needs. For instance, staff recognise when children do not want to take part in group activities and offer one-to-one support in the continuous provision areas. This helps children to feel safe and secure at pre-school and promotes their emotional well-being.
Staff support children to learn about the importance of sharing and taking turns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the curriculum for older and most-able children to extend their skills and knowledge further n help all parents to understand their child's next steps and how they can extend these at home in an ongoing way n provide staff with more accurate feedback on their practice to help them implement leaders' curriculum intentions more precisely.
- 30 January 2024Good
- 18 April 2018Outstanding
- 26 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lark Lane Family Pre-School
- 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.
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