122 nurseries in Liverpool

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

122 day nurseries

16 rated Outstanding

5 with a new report card (4%)

7,239 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Liverpool

16 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 Liverpool
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Dukes and Duchesses Liverpool, L1	Outstanding	29 August 2025	80
2	Wavertree Christian Fellowship Nursery And Preschool Liverpool, L15	Outstanding	7 March 2025	40
3	Rosebuds Day Nursery Liverpool, L19	Outstanding	3 February 2025	64
4	Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre Liverpool, L11	Outstanding	8 November 2024	28
5	Kids in Bloom Children's Day Nursery Ltd @ The University of Liverpool Liverpool, L69	Outstanding	29 August 2024	100
6	Bluebell Nursery School Liverpool, L15	Outstanding	10 July 2024	49
7	Denehurst Day Nursery Liverpool, L12	Outstanding	31 May 2024	46
8	Small World Day Nursery Liverpool, L25	Outstanding	12 April 2024	30
9	Sure Steps Day Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L18	Outstanding	14 February 2024	100
10	The Little School House Nursery Liverpool, L12	Outstanding	7 December 2023	57
11	Community Family Services Childcare Centre Liverpool, L5	Outstanding	21 March 2023	48
12	Honey Pot Childcare Ltd Liverpool, L19	Outstanding	13 December 2022	32

Day nurseries in Liverpool, best rated first

All 122 day nurseries in Liverpool
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Dukes and Duchesses Liverpool, L1	Outstanding	29 August 2025	80
2	Wavertree Christian Fellowship Nursery And Preschool Liverpool, L15	Outstanding	7 March 2025	40
3	Rosebuds Day Nursery Liverpool, L19	Outstanding	3 February 2025	64
4	Ellergreen Nursery School and Childcare Centre Liverpool, L11	Outstanding	8 November 2024	28
5	Kids in Bloom Children's Day Nursery Ltd @ The University of Liverpool Liverpool, L69	Outstanding	29 August 2024	100
6	Bluebell Nursery School Liverpool, L15	Outstanding	10 July 2024	49
7	Denehurst Day Nursery Liverpool, L12	Outstanding	31 May 2024	46
8	Small World Day Nursery Liverpool, L25	Outstanding	12 April 2024	30
9	Sure Steps Day Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L18	Outstanding	14 February 2024	100
10	The Little School House Nursery Liverpool, L12	Outstanding	7 December 2023	57
11	Community Family Services Childcare Centre Liverpool, L5	Outstanding	21 March 2023	48
12	Honey Pot Childcare Ltd Liverpool, L19	Outstanding	13 December 2022	32
13	Honey Pot Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L17	Outstanding	6 December 2022	40
14	Eldonians Day Nursery Vauxhall, L3	Outstanding	4 October 2022	60
15	Happy Children Nursery Wavertree, Liverpool, L15	Outstanding	8 September 2022	48
16	Honey Pot Nursery Wavertree Liverpool, L15	Outstanding	3 November 2021	91
17	Honey Pot Nursery (Garston) Liverpool, L19	Strong standard in 4 of 6	10 December 2025	79
18	First Footsteps Hub Ltd Liverpool, L11	Expected standard in 4 of 6	12 May 2026	21
19	Bloom @ Aintree Liverpool, L9	Expected standard in 4 of 6	16 March 2026	100
20	Little Dragonfly Nursery Liverpool, L25	Expected standard in 5 of 6	26 March 2026	40
21	Tillymints Nursery Liverpool, L9	Expected standard in all 6	1 April 2026	36
22	Corinthian Daycare Liverpool, L13	Good	25 September 2025	58
23	Much Woolton Old School Nursery Limited Liverpool, L25	Good	19 August 2025	30
24	Clarendon Nursery Liverpool, L19	Good	18 August 2025	41
25	Botanic Lodge Nursery Liverpool, L7	Good	9 July 2025	63
26	Honey Pot Nursery (Childwall) Liverpool, L16	Good	4 July 2025	44
27	Kiddy Academy Huntscross Liverpool, L24	Good	29 May 2025	84
28	Four Oaks Liverpool, L5	Good	2 May 2025	28
29	Spring Park Nursery Liverpool, L11	Good	23 April 2025	86
30	Dandelion Days Nursery Liverpool, L4	Good	14 March 2025	45
31	Thrive Princes Dock Liverpool, L3	Good	5 February 2025	100
32	Bumbles Old Swan Liverpool, L13	Good	29 January 2025	58
33	Elm House Day Nursery West Derby Liverpool, L12	Good	16 January 2025	42
34	Trinity Tots Liverpool, L5	Good	16 January 2025	44
35	Bizzkidz Liverpool Liverpool, L2	Good	15 January 2025	63
36	Little Explorers Liverpool, L3	Good	26 November 2024	60
37	Monkton Nursery School Liverpool, L18	Good	22 November 2024	80
38	Rotunda Nursery Liverpool, L5	Good	11 November 2024	18
39	Kiddy Academy Wavertree Liverpool, L15	Good	5 November 2024	70
40	Kidsworld Liverpool, L14	Good	15 October 2024	110
41	Marybone Day Nursery Liverpool, L3	Good	30 September 2024	37
42	First Footsteps (Norris Green) Liverpool, L11	Good	24 September 2024	52
43	Kiddy Academy Day Nursery Liverpool, L11	Good	5 August 2024	83
44	Playtots @ Princess drive Liverpool, L14	Good	24 July 2024	57
45	Pagoda Nursery Liverpool, L1	Good	22 July 2024	19
46	Woolton Village Day Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L25	Good	17 July 2024	72
47	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Liverpool Childwall Liverpool, L15	Good	12 July 2024	56
48	Hunts Cross Nursery Liverpool, L25	Good	15 May 2024	48
49	Auckland House Nursery Liverpool, L17	Good	3 May 2024	72
50	Fazakerley Children's Centre Liverpool, L9	Good	26 April 2024	65
51	Elm House Day Nursery Liverpool, L16	Good	25 April 2024	77
52	St Paschal Baylon Nursery and After School Care Liverpool, L16	Good	23 April 2024	24
53	Kids Planet Waverton Liverpool, L15	Good	9 April 2024	130
54	Rotunda Nursery Liverpool, L5	Good	8 April 2024	18
55	Willow Nurseries Limited Liverpool, L12	Good	26 March 2024	30
56	Partou Up & Away Day Nursery & Pre-School Liverpool, L24	Good	21 February 2024	108
57	Cressington Manor Liverpool, L19	Good	15 February 2024	186
58	Sandfield Park Private Day Nursery North Drive, Sandfield Park, L12	Good	2 February 2024	195
59	Daisy Chain Liverpool, L4	Good	31 January 2024	62
60	Lark Lane Family Pre-School Liverpool, L17	Good	30 January 2024	24
61	West Derby Pre-School West Derby, L12	Good	23 January 2024	56
62	Staplands Nursery Liverpool, L14	Good	15 January 2024	22
63	Tuebrook Kids Club Liverpool, L13	Good	21 November 2023	58
64	Monkton 2 Liverpool, L18	Good	1 November 2023	82
65	The Childcare Academy Ltd Liverpool, L1	Good	13 October 2023	60
66	Bright Horizons Broadgreen Day Nursery And Preschool Liverpool, L14	Good	29 September 2023	142
67	Kids Planet Greenbank Liverpool, L18	Good	1 August 2023	157
68	Little Angels Daycare Nursery Limited Liverpool, L10	Good	26 July 2023	52
69	Life Bank Nursery at Kensington Children's Centre Liverpool, L7	Good	19 July 2023	78
70	Little Grasshoppers Liverpool, L18	Good	19 June 2023	41
71	Chatham Nursery School Birth to Five Earle Road, L7	Good	16 May 2023	30
72	Playmates Centre 56 Liverpool, L4	Good	24 April 2023	24
73	Rainbow House Nursery Walton, L4	Good	14 March 2023
74	Childwall Valley Day Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L25	Good	6 February 2023	80
75	Ambito Walton Childrens Centre Liverpool, L9	Good	31 January 2023	16
76	Little Angels @ Princes Park Nursery And Pre-School Liverpool, L8	Good	30 January 2023	36
77	Spring Grove Nursery Liverpool, L12	Good	27 January 2023	50
78	Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre Liverpool, L25	Good	24 January 2023	48
79	Blackburne House Nursery Liverpool, L8	Good	17 January 2023	36
80	Happy House Daycare Liverpool, L25	Good	4 January 2023	45
81	Little Seedlings Day Nursery Liverpool, L15	Good	12 December 2022	46
82	Bonnie Bear Day Care Liverpool, L9	Good	6 December 2022	42
83	Old School House Nursery Liverpool, L14	Good	23 November 2022	90
84	Selwyn Nursery Liverpool, L4	Good	23 November 2022	20
85	Barton Day Nurseries Limited Liverpool, L9	Good	8 November 2022	78
86	Out of this World Kids Club Liverpool, L13	Good	12 October 2022	24
87	Treetops Day Nursery Limited Liverpool, L11	Good	16 September 2022	83
88	The Arts Centre Nursery Liverpool, L7	Good	14 September 2022	47
89	Jigsaw Day Nursery Liverpool, L19	Good	26 August 2022	35
90	Lister Steps Childcare Liverpool, L13	Good	2 August 2022	69
91	Little Angels @ Woolton Village Nursery And Pre-School Liverpool, L25	Good	1 August 2022	60
92	Muddy Footprints Garston Liverpool, L19	Good	14 July 2022	30
93	Anfield Pre-School Liverpool, L4	Good	12 July 2022	40
94	Muddy Footprints Early Years Centre Liverpool, L24	Good	22 June 2022	52
95	Stand Farm Nursery Liverpool, L12	Good	20 May 2022	113
96	The Three Bears Day Nursery Liverpool, L11	Good	25 April 2022	90
97	Rockbourne Day Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L25	Good	22 April 2022	90
98	Diddy Daycare Croxteth Liverpool, L11	Good	21 April 2022	80
99	Bluebells Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L27	Good	8 April 2022	30
100	Kelton Nursery and After School Liverpool, L18	Good	8 April 2022	184
101	Larkfield Daycare Liverpool, L19	Good	24 March 2022	27
102	Little Foxes (Garston) Ltd Liverpool, L19	Good	23 March 2022	60
103	Kindergarten Day Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L25	Good	8 March 2022	20
104	Clarendon Nursery Dingle Liverpool, L8	Good	4 February 2022	30
105	Mossley Hill Childcare (2) Liverpool, L17	Good	27 January 2022	32
106	Cottage Day Nursery Liverpool, L25	Good	5 January 2022	52
107	Five Children's and Families Trust Liverpool, L24	Good	21 October 2021	70
108	Kids In Bloom @ West Derby Liverpool, L12	Good	20 October 2021	108
109	Bumbles Orrell Park Liverpool, L9	Good	6 October 2021	60
110	Kids Planet Wavertree Liverpool, L15	Good	13 July 2021	87
111	Assess After School and Holiday Club Liverpool, L15	Not yet graded	Not yet
112	Blackmoor Park Day Nursery Liverpool, L12	Not yet graded	Not yet	53
113	Bloom @ St Nics Liverpool, L3	Not yet graded	Not yet	50
114	Bloom @ Tuebrook Liverpool, L13	Not yet graded	Not yet	29
115	Botanic Lodge Nursery Limited Liverpool, L7	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
116	Cirq D Play Nursery Ltd Liverpool, L5	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
117	Eastfield Day Nursery Liverpool, L17	Not yet graded	Not yet	45
118	Kids Planet Allerton Liverpool, L18	Not yet graded	Not yet	65
119	Kids Planet West Derby Liverpool, L14	Not yet graded	Not yet	98
120	Nipperbout at The ACC Liverpool Liverpool, L3	Not yet graded	Not yet
121	Rainbow Tots Speke Liverpool, L24	Not yet graded	Not yet	54
122	The White House Nursery Liverpool, L12	Not yet graded	Not yet	55

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

Nurseries by postcode in Liverpool

Nursery fees in Liverpool

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Liverpool 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 Liverpool

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Liverpool 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.