Selwyn Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Liverpool for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £70.00 a day. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2016, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Childcare from £70/ per day
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
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
L4 3TWWhat 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
Children are cheery and have fun in this happy setting. Staff are smiley and friendly in their interactions. For example, they greet children each morning with an enthusiastic welcome. Children eagerly wave goodbye to their parents, anticipating with excitement the day ahead. Children enjoy varied and nutritious homemade meals. They have fabulous appetites and show a positive attitude to healthy eating.
Mealtimes are well organised and children are provided with plenty of time to finish their food. They enjoy this social time of the day and after eating are fully satisfied and ready to learn. Staff take time to find out how children are feeling at the beginning of each day. They often talk about emotions and children are acutely aware of how they feel and the impact and consequences of their actions and behaviours. Children are emotionally mature, kind and considerate. They look after their belongings well. They return toys back to shelves and baskets after playing with them. Staff encourage children to 'tidy as they go'. Children are helpful and behave well. They learn how to take care of their environment and are responsible.
Books and literacy are heavily incorporated into the programme of learning, for children of all ages. Children enjoy listening to stories. They become engrossed in the rhythmical tones used by staff and focus their attention for a sustained period.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff questioning skills to extend children's already good language skills further n extend the rich learning opportunities available indoors to the outside environment, to fully support those children who prefer to learn outside.
- 23 November 2022Good
- 9 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Selwyn Nursery
- 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.
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.
- Is £70.00 a day still the rate? 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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