39 nurseries in Knowsley

Every day nursery in the Knowsley council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

39 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (8%)

2,489 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Knowsley

3 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Knowsley
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool Liverpool, L33	Outstanding	8 December 2022	67
2	Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd Liverpool, L32	Outstanding	26 July 2022	32
3	Sandfield Natural Play Centre Whiston, L35	Outstanding	30 September 2021	70

Day nurseries in Knowsley, best rated first

All 39 day nurseries in Knowsley
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool Liverpool, L33	Outstanding	8 December 2022	67
2	Rainbow Childcare (Kirkby) Ltd Liverpool, L32	Outstanding	26 July 2022	32
3	Sandfield Natural Play Centre Whiston, L35	Outstanding	30 September 2021	70
4	Hollies St Mary's Liverpool, L26	Expected standard in all 6	20 April 2026	29
5	Little Angels Childcare Nursery Limited Liverpool, L36	Expected standard in all 6	26 February 2026	61
6	Little Seedlings Day Nursery Liverpool, L26	Good	4 July 2025	58
7	Kids Planet Knowsley Safari Prescot, L34	Good	20 May 2025	84
8	Honey Pot Nursery Huyton Liverpool, L36	Good	2 May 2025	73
9	Explorers Kirkby Liverpool, L32	Good	2 April 2025	82
10	Noodles Nursery Whiston, L35	Good	20 March 2025	88
11	Little Seedlings at Arncliffe Liverpool, L25	Good	30 January 2025	79
12	Little Gems Nursery and After School Club Liverpool, L33	Good	8 January 2025	36
13	Kids Planet Kings Park Knowsley, L34	Good	19 December 2024	118
14	Kids Planet Kirkby Kirkby, L32	Good	28 November 2024	98
15	Playtots Liverpool, L33	Good	26 November 2024	16
16	Lynwood Day Nursery Prescot, L35	Good	11 October 2024	13
17	Kids Planet Halewood Liverpool, L25	Good	10 April 2024	61
18	Roby Bambinos Nursery Liverpool, L36	Good	15 March 2024	103
19	Kids Planet Whiston Prescot, L35	Good	8 March 2024	76
20	Mosscroft Childcare Ltd Liverpool, L36	Good	13 June 2023	51
21	Kids In Bloom @ Southdene Childrens Centre Ltd Liverpool, L32	Good	10 March 2023	56
22	Kids Planet Fazakerley Liverpool, L10	Good	8 March 2023	88
23	Tigers Tots Nursery Liverpool, L33	Good	12 January 2023	81
24	Playtots Liverpool, L36	Good	9 January 2023	112
25	The Apple Trust Neighbourhood Nursery Huyton, L36	Good	6 December 2022	37
26	High Hopes at Longview Liverpool, L36	Good	11 November 2022	86
27	Playtots Liverpool, L14	Good	29 April 2022	53
28	Tree Tots Nursery ( Knowsley) Ltd Stockbridge Village, L28	Good	25 February 2022	81
29	Little Cedars Montessori Prescot, L35	Good	26 August 2021	20
30	Susana's Home From Home Liverpool, L36	Urgent improvement in 2 of 6	3 March 2026	100
31	Bloom @ Kirkby Town centre Liverpool, L32	Not yet graded	Not yet	41
32	Bloom Children's Day Nurseries and Out of School Clubs Prescot, L34	Not yet graded	Not yet	80
33	Bloom Stockbridge Village Liverpool, L28	Not yet graded	Not yet	32
34	Kids In Bloom @ Northwood Childrens Centre Liverpool, L33	Not yet graded	Not yet	53
35	LUV Nursery Huyton, L36	Not yet graded	Not yet	170
36	Playtots Liverpool, L36	Not yet graded	Not yet	22
37	Playtots Prescot, L34	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
38	Swanside family support Liverpool, L14	Not yet graded	Not yet
39	Unity Child Care Limited Liverpool, L36	Not yet graded	Not yet	52

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Towns in Knowsley

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Nurseries by postcode in Knowsley

Nursery fees in Knowsley

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Knowsley itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£178no funded hours	£136after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£158no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£120after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Knowsley

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Knowsley as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.