Thrive Princes Dock
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Liverpool for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2011, with 100 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 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
L3 1DLWhat 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.
- 9 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 17 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 1 March 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The setting provides a respectful and welcoming environment for all children and their families. Staff and leaders think carefully about how they welcome and settle children, parents and carers at the setting. Children build safe and secure relationships with their key person and enjoy coming for a cuddle with staff. This is because staff know and respond very well to children's needs, character and interests.
Children build secure understanding of the important knowledge that staff teach.
Leaders and staff provide children with a range of well-chosen, high-quality books to read, including in the setting's attractive library. Parents and children benefit greatly from loaning books to take home and share together. Children understand the important features of books, such as the role of the title. They remember many stories and events from the books that staff read to them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the mathematics curriculum so that staff understand what key knowledge to teach to children and when.
- 5 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 30 March 2022Good
- 6 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thrive Princes Dock
- 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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