Winston's Place
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in New Ferry for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £65.50 a day for 2+ years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2015, with 64 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2'sbirth to 2y | £74.00One Full Day | £40.00One Afternoon £41.50One Morning | £19.00An Extra Hour | £183.005x Afternoons £192.005x Mornings £325.50Full Time (5x Full Days) | |
| 2+ years2y to 5y | £65.50One Full Day | £36.00One Afternoon £37.50One Morning | £17.00An Extra Hour | £161.505x Afternoons £171.505x Mornings £283.50Full Time (5x Full Days) |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Worth knowing. All of the fees below do not have funding discounts. If you are entitled to funding, please get in touch with the setting, and we will provide you with a personalised price based on sessions.
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
CH62 1BQWhat 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, 12 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery eager, happy and excited to begin their day. They separate from their parents and carers with ease, enthusiastically waving goodbye to them at the door. Children have strong emotional attachments with the kind and caring staff team. They receive plenty of cuddles and reassurance, as and when needed. There are clear, well-established routines in place, which children are clearly familiar with. This helps children feel safe and secure.
Children listen well throughout the day and follow the instructions given by staff.
They are engaged and motivated in their chosen activities and show a willingness to learn and try new things. For example, babies and toddlers enjoy sensory activities such as exploring foam. They are supported to feel the foam on their hands and begin to make marks. Older children concentrate intently as they use tweezers to collect 'spiders' from a special web that staff have created. They develop their fine motor skills as they squeeze the tweezers together, which prepares them well for future learning, such as writing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to manage children's behaviour even more effectively so that children gain an understanding of unwanted behaviours and the consequences of their actions n strengthen staff's interactions with children so that they confidently recognise opportunities to model new language and vocabulary n provide children with the freedom to carry out tasks and engage in routines independently, so they are able to develop their skills further.
- 12 October 2022Good
- 5 December 2017Good
- 26 July 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Winston's Place
- 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
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 £65.50 a day still the rate? 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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