Wildlings Kindergarten
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Wirral for children from birth to 8+, open 09:30 to 16:30, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2022, with 42 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
CH63 4JBWhat 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, 18 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are passionate and dedicated about providing the best outcomes for children.
They create an ambitious curriculum for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children arrive full of excitement to explore their outdoor environment and become instantly engaged in learning. They sustain high levels of concentration in self-chosen tasks. Children are enthralled as they take turns to buy items from staff at the forest school shop. They observe how many sticks they need to purchase the 'dragon blood' or sycamore seeds and check they have enough by counting them on their five frames. Children gain a thirst for learning from a young age. All children, including those with SEND, make progress from their starting points.
Staff create positive relationships with children. They know when children are hungry, tired or need further movement breaks and they respond appropriately to meet their needs. Staff provide children with plenty of praise and encouragement.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- adapt the curriculum for communication and language development to further support younger children n provide children with more consistent behaviour expectations to help them make positive behaviour choices.
- 18 September 2024Good
Still missing for Wildlings Kindergarten
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.