Marybone Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 1994, with 37 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
L3 2EWWhat 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 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a warm and friendly, home-from-home environment that children are eager to enter. They form strong bonds with all children and families that attend.
Staff recognise instantly when children are tired, overwhelmed or behaving out of character and offer additional support and reassurance. They get to know new children well and adapt their practice to support their individual needs. Staff offer an abundance of cuddles, which helps children to feel safe and promotes their emotional well-being. Children behave well. Staff model sharing and turn-taking, which children learn to copy. When children have disputes, staff respond appropriately. They validate and talk to children about their feelings. This helps children learn about and begin to regulate their own emotions.
The nursery provides a curriculum that is ambitious for all children. Communication and language development are particularly well implemented. Staff spend a lot of time talking to children. They introduce a variety of new words, such as 'gigantic'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when some children need more encouragement to engage in purposeful play and learning experiences n provide parents with ongoing information about children's next steps and how they can extend these at home.
- 30 September 2024Good
- 19 November 2018Good
- 26 January 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Marybone Day Nursery
- 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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