Partou Oxton Day Nursery & Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Prenton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2022. Open since 2012, with 99 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 Wirral
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wirral 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
CH43 1UXWhat 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.
- 6 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery happy and excited. They receive a warm welcome from the friendly and caring staff team. This nurturing approach helps children quickly immerse themselves in a variety of enjoyable activities. Children's behaviour is good. They receive high levels of praise from staff and each other. Staff encourage babies and toddlers to use their hands to explore. Children use chalk to draw patterns on the concrete outside, while babies happily make marks in paint, sand and soil.
Babies choose the toys they want to play with. Staff working with babies support them well. They use simple language and are very attentive to their needs. For example, staff respond quickly and gently when children are tired. Children develop their physical skills. They use their coordination to dig in the sand and use the slide with friends. Children have fun, racing cars around the tracks outside. Inside, children expand their creative skills through messy play and craft activities. For example, they paint and role play in the home corner, which helps their imaginations flourish. Children enjoy looking at books independently and staff read them stories throughout the day.
Children enjoy healthy, balanced and nutritious meals, which help to support their good health and physical well-being. Children vote on what pizza toppings they have when making their own pizza with the nursery cook. Older children learn how to use tools. For example, they use knives with control as they chop their own fruit for a snack.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support less-experienced staff to model language effectively so all children can use the correct words when communicating n support less-experienced staff to develop their interactions with children to a consistently high standard so children may extend their knowledge and language even further.
- 5 April 2022Good
- 27 October 2016Good
- 26 November 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou Oxton 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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