Pudsey Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wirral for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2021. Open since 2003, with 45 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
CH49 9ALWhat 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 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Parents are not entering the nursery routinely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, children have adapted well to leaving their parents at the door and enter happily. To keep in touch with families not attending during the pandemic, staff provided online yoga and story times. Staff continue to involve parents in their children's learning. Children excitedly take bags home, which they return filled with items found on autumn walks with their family. They use what they have found, such as acorns, leaves and twigs to practise counting or in their artwork.
Overall, the curriculum is carefully sequenced to build on what children know, understand, and can do as they move through the nursery. Staff check regularly for any gaps in learning and support children to catch up. Children are well prepared for starting school. They behave well and are keen to communicate. They talk confidently to each other, staff and visitors. Children develop good self-care skills and learn how to keep safe. They receive stickers for putting on and fastening their own coats. They help themselves to tissues at the tissue station and look in the mirror when blowing their nose. They go to the toilet independently and are reminded to flush and wash. Children enjoy taking responsibility for completing tasks and for helping each other. They pour water into cups and carry them to others in the group. When they spill any water, they use their initiative to access paper towels and wipe it up ably.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the arrangements for the supervision and support of staff to help to strengthen the quality of education n obtain and make greater use of information about what children already know, understand and can do, to help children continue their learning as soon as they start nursery.
- 23 November 2021Good
- 26 August 2016Good
- 12 January 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pudsey 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.
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