What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 29 January 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Bumbles Old Swan sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £136 | £429 |
| 2 years old | £124 | £391 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £120 | £381 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Bumbles Old Swan against Liverpool
| Bumbles Old Swan | Liverpool average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 58 | 61 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 90% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Bumbles Old Swan
- What Ofsted grade does Bumbles Old Swan have?
- Bumbles Old Swan was rated Good at its inspection on 29 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Bumbles Old Swan take?
- Ofsted registers Bumbles Old Swan for 58 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Liverpool has 61.
- How much does Bumbles Old Swan cost?
- Bumbles Old Swan sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Bumbles Old Swan offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bumbles Old Swan how it offers them.
- When was Bumbles Old Swan last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Bumbles Old Swan on 29 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Bumbles Old Swan?
- Nearby in L13: Corinthian Daycare, Tuebrook Kids Club, Out of this World Kids Club.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.