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Nurseries in Birkenhead

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Birkenhead, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Birkenhead

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (1 Outstanding, 10 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Best Start Tots - Pre-school, Birkenhead CH42 0LJ, ages 1 to 4, 23 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Daisy Chain Nursery - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH42 4NT, ages 1 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Essential Early Years - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH41 4BZ, ages 0 to 4, 27 places
    Ofsted, 3 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Firbobs@Bedford Drive - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH42 6RT, 30 places
  • First Class Nursery School (Wirral) Limited - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH42 8NA, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
    Ofsted, 27 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Funtrain Day Nursery - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH41 6DL, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 4 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Cherubs Day Nursery (Birkenhead) Ltd - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH42 4NQ, ages 0 to 5
    Ofsted, 15 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little World Nursery - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH41 4AF, ages 0 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Miriam Day Nursery - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH41 7AL, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 2 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH42 4QJ, ages 1 to 4, 82 places
    Ofsted, 24 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rose Tree Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH42 4PE, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 9 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wendy House Birkenhead Limited - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH41 7DS, ages 2 to 4, 15 places
    Ofsted, 8 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Winston's Place at Wirral Christian Centre - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH41 2UE, ages 0 to 5, 120 places
    Ofsted, 2 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Barnyard Kids - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH42 2BL
  • Firbobs@ Mersey Park - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH42 0PH, 24 places
  • Gautby Road Play & Community Centre - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH41 7DS
  • O.P.A.L CENTRE - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH41 4JY
  • Tennis Vision Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH42 8LY

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Birkenhead

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.