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Day nursery in Liverpool

Old School House Nursery

Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Liverpool for from 1 year 4 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2012, with 90 places.

Call 01512288255Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

What childcare usually costs in Liverpool

£5.50an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
From 1 year 4 months, up to school ageRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 8+.
When it's open
07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
4.2 out of 5From 5 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
90 placesLarge for England
How long open
14 yearsLong established
Address
1b Thomas Lane, Knotty Ash, Liverpool, L14 5NX

Where it is

L14 5NX
Ofsted URN EY443860On the register since 15 May 2012
Ofsted

What 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, 23 November 2022 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

The dedicated management team is passionate about providing high-quality care and education for all children. Staff are caring and nurturing. They have built up close relationships with children. Children are happy and settled. Babies happily explore the spacious rooms. They are engrossed as staff help them pour sand into funnels. Babies show great concentration as they use toy hammers to tap wooden blocks into their holders. Children play harmoniously in the outdoor area. They practise their hand-to-eye coordination as they roll balls to each other. Children giggle with glee as they practise throwing and catching balls with a partner.

Staff have high expectations of children. They are positive role models. Staff encourage children to use good manners and to share the toys. Children are praised with thumbs up and high fives. This helps to raise their self-esteem.

Children cuddle up to staff when they need reassurance. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure here. Children's behaviour is very good. Staff plan exciting activities that motivate children. This helps children gain a thirst for learning from an early age. Older children thoroughly enjoy singing the days of the week in Spanish. They excitedly remember key words that they have learned in

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- develop the arrangements for the supervision of staff further to identify clear targets that support them to enhance their teaching skills to the highest level n explore ways to help children to develop an understanding of how to keep safe when using the internet at home.

  • 23 November 2022Good
  • 4 January 2017Good
  • 26 October 2012Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Old School House Nursery

  • What it costs
  • Funded hours
  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
  • Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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0151228 7788Their website

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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