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Nurseries in Wirral

There are 91 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Wirral, and 32 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Wirral

  • Ofsted report cards: 15 settings (14 Strong standard, 71 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 69 settings (9 Outstanding, 60 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 120 registered childminders in Wirral (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 12 registered home childcarers in Wirral (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

  • Ash House Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wallasey CH44 1BB, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 16 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Auntie Jayne's House - Day nursery, Wirral CH61 3UW, ages 0 to 4, 33 places
    Ofsted, 10 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Barnston Buddies - Day nursery, Wirral CH60 1XW, ages 2 to 11, 67 places
    Ofsted, 5 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Best Start Daycare - Day nursery, Wirral CH62 0BY, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 12 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • 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
  • Birkenhead School Nursery - Day nursery, Oxton Wirral CH43 2JA, 77 places
  • Bluebells Day Nursery Bebington Ltd - Day nursery, Wirral CH63 2PP, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees at Wirral Beechwood - Day nursery, Wirral CH62 6BQ, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted, 8 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bromborough - Day nursery, Wirral CH62 6EE, ages 0 to 4, 105 places
    Ofsted, 19 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Castleway Daycare - Pre-school, Wirral CH46 1RN, ages 1 to 2, 6 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 July 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Cosy Corner Day Nursery - Day nursery, Prenton CH43 2JN, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 9 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Create Dance Wirral - Pre-school, Wirral CH46 7TS
  • Daisy Chain Nursery - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH42 4NT, ages 1 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 20 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Daisy Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wallasey CH44 4EU, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 22 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Daisy & Jake Day Nursery - Day nursery, Moreton CH46 0SF, ages 1 to 4, 102 places
    Ofsted, 3 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Daisy & Jake Day Nursery - Day nursery, Prenton CH43 2HP, ages 0 to 5, 102 places
    Ofsted, 10 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Daisy & Jake Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH49 7LR, ages 0 to 4, 95 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 August 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Daisy & Jake Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH62 2AF, ages 0 to 4, 130 places
    Ofsted, 23 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Daisy & Jake Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH61 0HG, ages 0 to 4, 82 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ducklings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH46 7TP, ages 0 to 3, 40 places
    Ofsted, 14 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Em's Stars Pre-School at St Joseph's Primary - Pre-school, Prenton CH43 5UT, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • 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
  • Gayton Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH60 1XG, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 7 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gayton Pre School - Day nursery, Wirral CH60 8PZ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Greasby Pre-School Playgroup - Pre-school, Greasby CH49 3ND, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Habla - Day nursery, Wirral CH49 0TN, ages 0 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 29 July 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Highflyers - Pre-school, Wirral CH60 7SG
  • Jan's Little Learners - Pre-school, Wirral CH44 0BZ, ages 0 to 3, 48 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 October 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Heswall - Day nursery, Wirral CH60 5RJ, 93 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Hoylake - Day nursery, Wirral CH47 2AG, ages 0 to 4, 112 places
    Ofsted, 5 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Wallasey - Day nursery, Wallasey CH45 3HA, ages 1 to 4, 112 places
    Ofsted, 23 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Wallasey Nursery - Day nursery, Wallasey CH45 3HA, ages 0 to 2, 24 places
    Ofsted, 23 August 2022: Outstanding 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 Learners Nursery - Day nursery, Prenton CH43 3DU, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted, 2 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Lodge Day Care Limited - Day nursery, Wallasey CH44 2AX, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 3 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rainbows Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Wallasey CH44 2AA, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 26 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Robins Ltd - Day nursery, Wirral CH49 4NS, ages 1 to 11, 64 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 August 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little World Nursery - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH41 4AF, ages 0 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lyn's Little Ones Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wallasey CH44 0AB, ages 0 to 3, 64 places
    Ofsted, 7 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lyn's Little Ones Preschool - Pre-school, Wallasey CH44 0BW, ages 3 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 9 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Manor Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Wallasey CH44 1BQ, ages 0 to 11, 36 places
    Ofsted, 5 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mendell Preschool & Out of School Club - Pre-school, Wirral CH62 7HN, ages 1 to 5, 76 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Miriam Day Nursery - Day nursery, Birkenhead CH41 7AL, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 2 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Moreton Baptist Preschool - Day nursery, Wirral CH46 6DF, ages 2 to 4, 33 places
    Ofsted, 5 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • New Brighton Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wallasey CH45 5HU, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • New Ferry Day Nursery - Day nursery, New Ferry CH62 5AZ, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 16 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Oakdale Children's Nursery - Day nursery, Wallasey CH44 7HN, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 26 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Our Lady of Pity Pre-School CIC - Pre-school, Wirral CH49 1RE, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 16 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Overton Nursery & Pre-School Centre - Day nursery, Wirral CH49 4RH, ages 0 to 10, 84 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Partou Brimstage Village Day Nursery & Pre-school - Day nursery, Wirral CH63 6HD, ages 3 to 3, 32 places
    Ofsted, 21 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Brimstage Village Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Wirral CH63 6HD, ages 0 to 3, 50 places
    Ofsted, 11 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Butterflies Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Prenton CH43 6TB, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Partou Oxton Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Prenton CH43 1UX, ages 0 to 4, 99 places
    Ofsted, 5 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Park Wood Day Nursery & Forest School - Day nursery, Prenton CH43 7QW, ages 0 to 4, 82 places
    Ofsted, 18 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Upton Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Wirral CH43 9RW, ages 1 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted report card, 22 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • 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
  • Penkett Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Wallasey CH45 7QN, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 September 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Pitter Patter Ltd - Day nursery, Wallasey CH45 0JS, ages 0 to 4, 100 places
    Ofsted, 21 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Prenton Penguins - Pre-school, Prenton CH43 0SR, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 June 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Pudsey Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH49 9AL, ages 0 to 3, 45 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Pulford Playgroup - Pre-school, Wirral CH63 2HN, ages 2 to 3, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • 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
  • S4YC Bromborough Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH62 7BW, ages 1 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 3 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • S4YC @ Chapelhill - Pre-school, Wirral CH46 9PS, 63 places
  • Sanderlings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH47 3AL, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 24 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • See-Saw Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Wirral CH49 6LL, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Small Steps Day Nursery and Pre-School - Day nursery, Wirral CH48 5HE, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Small Steps Day Nursery And Pre-School - Day nursery, Wirral CH48 4DW, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 8 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Small Steps Early Years Centre - Pre-school, West Kirby CH48 0RE, ages 2 to 8, 45 places
    Ofsted, 12 December 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smarties Nursery and Pre-school - Day nursery, Wirral CH47 8XA, ages 0 to 8, 33 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smarties Nursery and Pre School (Moreton) - Day nursery, Wirral CH46 0RW, 75 places
  • St Bridget's Pre-School - Pre-school, Wirral CH48 3JT, ages 3 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 2 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Study Time - Pre-school, Wirral CH48 0RH
  • The Learning Tree Nursery - Day nursery, Prenton CH43 9RS, ages 0 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 2 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Mulberry Tree Day Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH47 3BH, ages 0 to 3, 34 places
    Ofsted, 31 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Mulberry Tree Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Wirral CH47 0LL, ages 3 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Thingwall Buddies - Day nursery, Wirral CH61 7UG, ages 2 to 11, 50 places
    Ofsted, 19 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Thornton Hough Playgroup - Pre-school, Wirral CH63 1JB, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 18 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Three Gables Children Nursery - Day nursery, Wirral CH49 2PN, ages 0 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 14 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Treetops Irby - Day nursery, Irby CH61 3UE, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 21 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Upton St Mary's Pre-School Playgroup. - Pre-school, Upton CH49 6JZ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Vale Kids Playgroup - Pre-school, Wallasey CH45 1LZ, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 11 September 2024: 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
  • Wildlings Kindergarten - Pre-school, Wirral CH63 4JB, ages 2 to 14, 42 places
    Ofsted, 18 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Winston's Place - Day nursery, New Ferry CH62 1BQ, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 12 October 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
  • Wirral Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Prenton CH43 5RE, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 17 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wonderland Early Years Day Care - Day nursery, Wirral CH46 6AF, ages 1 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted report card, 7 August 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Barnyard Kids - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH42 2BL
  • Beechwood Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Prenton CH43 9LB
  • Bright Sparks Vara Education - Out-of-school club, Wallasey CH45 1LH, 35 places
  • CAPE Birkenhead - Out-of-school club, Prenton CH43 1TY, 70 places
  • Charleys Childcare Brackenwood - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 2HH, 72 places
  • Em's Stars Before and After School Club Greasby - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH49 1RE, 24 places
  • Em's Stars Before and After School Club Prenton Primary - Out-of-school club, Prenton CH43 0RQ, 26 places
  • Every Lesson Counts - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 5JB
  • Firbobs@Higher Bebington Juniors - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 8QE
  • Firbobs@ Mersey Park - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH42 0PH, 24 places
  • Firbobs Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 8LD, 55 places
  • Firbobs@StantonRoad - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 3HW, 45 places
  • Firbobs@St Joseph's - Out-of-school club, Prenton CH43 5UT, 30 places
  • Firbobs@Thornton Hough - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 1JJ, 52 places
  • Flickers and Flyers CIC - Out-of-school club, Wallasey CH44 7ED
  • Gautby Road Play & Community Centre - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH41 7DS
  • Helen Goodbody @ Kumon Bebington - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 5ND
  • Jumping Jakes Child Care Scheme - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 9LY, 60 places
  • Leasowe Adventure Playground - Out-of-school club, Wallasey CH46 1RU
  • O.P.A.L CENTRE - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH41 4JY
  • Paintbox After School - Out-of-school club, Heswall CH60 4RG, 49 places
  • S4YC Out of School Club @ Bidston Village - Out-of-school club, Bidston CH43 7XG, 20 places
  • S4YC Out Of School Club - Gayton - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH60 8PZ, 32 places
  • S4YC Out of School Club @ St Peters - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH60 4SA, 32 places
  • Sky out of school club @ Irby - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH61 4UR, 30 places
  • Smarties Afterschool Club - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH47 6AE
  • Stagecoach Wirral St Johns - Out-of-school club, Wirral CH63 7LF
  • Stagecoach Wirral St Marys - Out-of-school club, Wallasey CH45 3LN
  • Tennis Vision Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Birkenhead CH42 8LY
  • Tennis Vision Holiday Club (PPS) - Out-of-school club, Prenton CH43 5SY
  • Tennis Vision Holiday Club (Upton VHLTC) - Out-of-school club, Upton CH49 0US
  • Topspin at Birkenhead High School Academy - Out-of-school club, Prenton CH43 1TY

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 Wirral

Schools in Wirral

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