Nethertots Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Bootle for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2016, 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 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
L30 1QWWhat 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, 16 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children at this nursery receive a positive start to their education. The welcoming and friendly staff greet children as they arrive, and children happily wave goodbye to their parents. Children form good attachments with staff, which helps them to feel settled and safe. Staff plan the curriculum with careful consideration for all areas of learning. They demonstrate their knowledge of individual children's next steps in learning as they support and encourage children during their play. For example, staff support older children to count objects into a cup, while they help younger children to match by colour or size. All children make good progress from their starting points in development.
Staff offer learning opportunities that will help to prepare children for their eventual transition on to school. For example, children serve their own snacks and meals.
They concentrate well as they scoop lunch onto their plates. Children learn to use a knife and fork to eat. Staff know that these skills of independence will help children in the next stage of their education. Staff demonstrate kind and caring behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus on strategies that support children's social skills further, to help them to engage in activities with their peers n encourage children to repeat new skills and good behaviours, such as, by helping them to recognise their achievements.
- 16 October 2024Good
- 21 November 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nethertots 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.