Rockbourne Day Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2013, with 90 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours free childcare for 3 and 4-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Voluntary additional extras fee for meals during funded sessions; parents can opt out and provide own meals/snacks; all families must provide own nappies, nappy creams and suncream.
What childcare usually costs in Liverpool
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.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
L25 4TNWhat 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, 22 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children of all ages are very happy and confident at this warm and welcoming nursery. Babies in particular thoroughly enjoy singing songs as they join in with actions and use musical instruments. They giggle in delight and excitedly clap their hands in anticipation of the next song. Toddlers explore with eagerness and enthusiasm as they independently choose what they want to play with. They enjoy mark-making activities, exploring plastic farm animals and filling containers in the sand tray. Pre-school children plant flowers in the garden and fill containers with water. They climb and balance with increasing skill and confidence as they navigate the space available. Children display a positive attitude to learning and are highly motivated.
Children behave well for their age and understand what is expected of them. They quickly follow the instructions given by staff and relish helping with small tasks. For example, pre-school children work collaboratively to sweep up sand that has spilled from the tray. Children have helped devise the nursery's rules, such as 'kind hands', 'listening ears' and 'walking feet'. Children are learning to share and to take turns through staff's consistent reminders.
Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. They have supported children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to develop their resilience, emotional well-being and confidence in social situations as they become accustomed to playing in larger groups again. Children are confident around the inspector, eagerly asking questions and sharing their favourite toys.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - help staff to understand the importance of modelling the correct pronunciation of words to support children's emerging communication and language skills effectively n strengthen staff's awareness of skilful questioning techniques so that children are consistently given sufficient time to think, respond and share their ideas.
- 22 April 2022Good
- 1 September 2017Good
- 20 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rockbourne Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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