West Derby Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in West Derby 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2024. Open since 2008, with 56 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
L12 8QJWhat 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 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited to enter the pre-school. Staff give young children lots of cuddles and children separate easily from their parents/carers. Staff enquire about how they are, and children quickly settle and join their friends. This helps children to form strong attachments. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. They model positive attitudes and attend swiftly to children's needs.
Children begin to learn to express and manage their own feelings. They begin to understand how their feelings and behaviours have an impact on others.
Staff enthusiastically engage children in a variety of experiences that support their learning. Children play outside freely and enjoy the time to develop their largemuscle skills. For example, they run in a large open space, smiling with their friends. Staff help children to develop their small-muscle and handwriting skills through a range of planned tasks. For example, children spend time using scissors and manipulating dough. Staff excitedly read stories, which promotes children's positive attitudes to reading. Staff understand the importance of focusing on children's communication and language development. In addition, funding has been spent effectively to enhance children's individual development. For instance, a sensory area has been tailored to support all children to acquire a range of skills in preparation for going to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan more precisely to build on children's next steps in learning and development n extend the opportunities for children to develop their independence skills, in particular when children move from one activity to the next.
- 23 January 2024Good
- 15 May 2018Good
- 9 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for West Derby 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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