Little Explorers: Garswood
264 Liverpool Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 9RZWhat Ofsted found
Not yet graded
Ofsted has registered this nursery but has not yet carried out a graded inspection.
What a place could cost
Little Explorers: Garswood 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.
Little Explorers: Garswood against St Helens
| Little Explorers: Garswood | St Helens average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 41 | 72 |
| Ofsted outcome | Not yet graded | 83% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Portico at Moss Bank Outstanding, 66 places, WA11 7PQ
- Small Wonders Good, 127 places, WA11 0JU
- Crank Nursery Limited Good, 120 places, WA11 7SD
Little Explorers: Garswood is run by Little Explorers Nurseries, which has 7 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in St Helens.
Questions parents ask about Little Explorers: Garswood
- What Ofsted grade does Little Explorers: Garswood have?
- Little Explorers: Garswood has not had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New nurseries are usually inspected within 30 months of registering.
- How many children can Little Explorers: Garswood take?
- Ofsted registers Little Explorers: Garswood for 41 places at any one time. The average day nursery in St Helens has 72.
- How much does Little Explorers: Garswood cost?
- Little Explorers: Garswood 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 Little Explorers: Garswood 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 Little Explorers: Garswood how it offers them.
- Is Little Explorers: Garswood part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Little Explorers: Garswood is one of 7 day nurseries in England run by Little Explorers Nurseries.
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.