Partou Curiosity Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Southport for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2017, with 78 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
PR8 6PAWhat 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.
- 17 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 9 January 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, settled and secure. They enjoy attending this warm and welcoming nursery. Staff are kind and caring in their approach. They offer cuddles and reassurance when needed, which helps children to feel emotionally secure and supports their readiness to learn. Staff gather detailed information about children when they first start, which enables children to settle quickly into nursery life.
Children develop the confidence they need to explore and investigate resources and activities because of the sensitive and supportive interactions with staff.
Children benefit from a varied curriculum that is based on their individual needs and interests. Babies focus on developing their personal, social and emotional skills, with a strong emphasis on fostering relationships with their key person.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more guidance for staff to enable them to understand and embed the intended curriculum so that they precisely plan activities to help children to make continued progress n help staff to support children's behaviour more effectively so that children gain an understanding of the consequences of their actions and learn right from wrong.
- 4 November 2024Good
- 4 June 2024Inadequate
- 8 June 2022Good
- 17 December 2021Inadequate
- 19 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 5 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou Curiosity Corner Day Nursery & Pre-School
- 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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