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Nurseries in Knowsley

There are 45 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Knowsley, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Knowsley

  • Ofsted report cards: 7 settings (10 Strong standard, 28 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 25 settings (1 Outstanding, 24 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 54 registered childminders in Knowsley (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 3 registered home childcarers in Knowsley (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bloom Children's Day Nurseries and Out of School Clubs - Day nursery, Prescot L34 5SG, 80 places
  • Bloom @ Kirkby Town centre - Day nursery, Liverpool L32 8RH, 41 places
  • Bloom Stockbridge Village - Day nursery, Liverpool L28 0QL, 32 places
  • Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Liverpool L33 7ET, ages 0 to 4, 67 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Endorphins at Sylvester Primary School - Pre-school, Liverpool L36 0UX, 12 places
  • Explorers Kirkby - Day nursery, Liverpool L32 6QG, ages 1 to 4, 82 places
    Ofsted, 2 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • High Hopes at Longview - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 8DB, ages 0 to 10, 86 places
    Ofsted, 11 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hilltop Childrens Centre Choices - Pre-school, Liverpool L36 1XH, 16 places
  • Hollies Road Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Liverpool L26 0XR, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 23 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hollies St Mary's - Day nursery, Liverpool L26 9TY, ages 1 to 2, 29 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 April 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Honey Pot Nursery Huyton - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 5SJ, 73 places
    Ofsted, 2 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids In Bloom @ Northwood Childrens Centre - Day nursery, Liverpool L33 8XD, 53 places
  • Kids In Bloom @ Southdene Childrens Centre Ltd - Day nursery, Liverpool L32 9PF, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Fazakerley - Day nursery, Liverpool L10 0AG, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Halewood - Day nursery, Liverpool L25 0QG, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
    Ofsted, 10 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Kings Park - Day nursery, Knowsley L34 1PJ, ages 0 to 4, 118 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Kirkby - Day nursery, Kirkby L32 0TZ, ages 1 to 4, 98 places
    Ofsted, 28 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Knowsley Safari - Day nursery, Prescot L34 4AN, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 20 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Whiston - Day nursery, Prescot L35 7NJ, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Angels Childcare Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 7UX, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
    Ofsted report card, 26 February 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Cedars Montessori - Day nursery, Prescot L35 2XA, ages 1 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 26 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Gems Nursery and After School Club - Day nursery, Liverpool L33 1XT, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 8 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Seedlings at Arncliffe - Day nursery, Liverpool L25 9PA, ages 0 to 4, 79 places
    Ofsted, 30 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Seedlings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Liverpool L26 1TT, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • LUV Nursery - Day nursery, Huyton L36 5UZ, ages 0 to 4, 170 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 June 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Lynwood Day Nursery - Day nursery, Prescot L35 7LN, ages 1 to 4, 13 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mosscroft Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 1XH, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Moving Senses Purple Hub @ King George V Sports Complex - Pre-school, Liverpool L36 7UN
  • Noodles Nursery - Day nursery, Whiston L35 3RF, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playtots - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 4HF, 22 places
  • Playtots - Day nursery, Liverpool L33 9TW, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 26 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playtots - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 2LL, ages 0 to 11, 112 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playtots - Day nursery, Prescot L34 6HD, 30 places
  • Playtots - Day nursery, Liverpool L14 0JG, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 29 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playtots - The Gate - Pre-school, Liverpool L14 9NQ, 18 places
  • Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd - Day nursery, Liverpool L32 0TG, ages 2 to 11, 32 places
    Ofsted, 26 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Roby Bambinos Nursery - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 9TN, ages 0 to 4, 103 places
    Ofsted, 15 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sandfield Natural Play Centre - Day nursery, Whiston L35 3SR, ages 1 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Susana's Home From Home - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 5SY, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Swanside family support - Day nursery, Liverpool L14 6XA
  • The Apple Trust Neighbourhood Nursery - Day nursery, Huyton L36 6BH, ages 1 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Star Centre Choices - Pre-school, Liverpool L33 1ZF, 26 places
  • Tigers Tots Nursery - Day nursery, Liverpool L33 5YP, ages 1 to 4, 81 places
    Ofsted, 12 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tree Tots Nursery ( Knowsley) Ltd - Day nursery, Stockbridge Village L28 1SU, ages 1 to 4, 81 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 July 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Unity Child Care Limited - Day nursery, Liverpool L36 8HT, 52 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Bloom Huyton - Out-of-school club, Liverpool L14 6XA, 30 places
  • Bluebell Park School Choices - Out-of-school club, Liverpool L32 3XP, 16 places
  • Halewood Youth Centre, Junior Club & Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Knowsley L26 1TT, 70 places
  • Kumon Prescot Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Prescot L34 5QX
  • Raring Stars - Plantation Primary - Out-of-school club, Liverpool L26 0TH
  • Raring Stars - St Columba's Primary - Out-of-school club, Liverpool L36 8BL
  • Roby Rainbows - Out-of-school club, Liverpool L36 4NY, 30 places
  • Stockbridge Village Neighbourhood Centre Choices - Out-of-school club, Liverpool L28 1AB, 10 places
  • XT Club - Out-of-school club, Liverpool L36 1XH, 40 places

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)

Towns in Knowsley

Schools in Knowsley

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