Lucy Lockets Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Southport for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £68.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2016, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £68.00 | £38.00Half Day £44.00Half Day + Lunch |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £6.50 a session supplement for children that access vouchers only but stay
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Children from two years old may be entitled to 30 or 15 free hours of childcare.
What childcare usually costs in Sefton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Sefton 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
PR8 6QNWhat 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, 26 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enthusiastically enter the nursery. They separate from parents easily as they are greeted by the caring staff team. Staff understand their role as key persons. They support children to build strong attachments. Children are happy, feel safe and have a strong sense of belonging here. They are well cared for and have the attention and support they need to succeed. The manager and staff implement a flexible settling-in period for children when they first start and when they move to new rooms. Staff also support children's transition from nursery to the next stage of their education well. This helps to increase children's confidence and prepares them well for their move to school.
Staff implement a curriculum that is flexible and allows children to make progress at their own individual pace. They use positive language and interact kindly with children. Staff support children to learn about sharing in ways that are appropriate for their age. Children are developing a good understanding of what is expected of them. Staff also help children to learn about a healthy lifestyle. Through the games they play with children, they promote learning about how to brush their teeth and to have good oral and physical health. For example, pre-school children use
'stethoscopes' in play and pretend to brush play teeth as if at the dentist's. Children are learning what contributes to their good health.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to use techniques that help children to use their growing vocabulary and language skills more n support staff to develop children's understanding and the language of feelings, to help them learn how to better manage their emotions.
- 26 February 2024Good
- 12 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lucy Lockets Day Nursery
- 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
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 £68.00 a 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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