Little Seedlings Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £38.00 a half day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2019, with 46 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Half Day Session: £38 per day
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Government funded places for babies and children aged 0 months to 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Voluntary charges when funded hours are used: full day meals £8 per day, half day meals £4 per day; for families in receipt of government support: full day meals £5 per day, half day meals £2.50 per day.
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 0HTWhat 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.
- 18 September 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers have worked hard to make the necessary changes following the last inspection. Fire exits and routes are clear so that children can exit the building safely in an emergency. Staff are aware of the risk assessments in place to maintain a safe environment for children. In the main, statutory requirements are now met, although aspects of practice which support children's personal development are less strong than other areas of provision.
Children are motivated and excited as they play in this welcoming nursery. They experience textures and learn new language. Babies thoroughly enjoy playing with flour. They grasp it in their hands and watch it fall. Staff interact well and talk to the children about the flour looking like the snow outside. Toddlers enthusiastically join in with songs. They recall the words and beam with joy as they copy the actions. Staff use puppets and props to help children choose their favourite songs.
Pre-school children explore a bucket with ice frozen at the bottom. They delight as they find a hole in the ice and water spills out. They are learning that water can be liquid or solid. Children often remain engaged in activities and their behaviour is generally good. Leaders have high aspirations for all children. They have clear plans which support children's development and help them to make progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage, the provider must: ensure that all staff understand and consistently implement the medication policy, including obtaining written parental consent for each and every medicine needed. (by 13/12/2022)
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement consistent strategies to help prevent the spread of infection and to help children learn about effective personal hygiene n make even better use of leaders' expertise to support all staff to deliver the curriculum, including children's personal development, in the best possible way.
- 12 December 2022Good
- 4 July 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Seedlings Day Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £38.00 a half day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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