71 nurseries in Wirral

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

71 day nurseries

7 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (1%)

4,174 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Wirral

7 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 Wirral
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Rainbows Day Nursery Ltd Wallasey, CH44	Outstanding	26 July 2023	36
2	Busy Bees at Wirral Beechwood Wirral, CH62	Outstanding	8 June 2023	68
3	Essential Early Years Birkenhead, CH41	Outstanding	3 November 2022	27
4	Treetops Irby Irby, CH61	Outstanding	21 September 2022	70
5	Kids Planet Wallasey Wallasey, CH45	Outstanding	23 August 2022	112
6	Kids Planet Wallasey Nursery Wallasey, CH45	Outstanding	23 August 2022	24
7	Habla Wirral, CH49	Outstanding	29 July 2021	31

Day nurseries in Wirral, best rated first

All 71 day nurseries in Wirral
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Rainbows Day Nursery Ltd Wallasey, CH44	Outstanding	26 July 2023	36
2	Busy Bees at Wirral Beechwood Wirral, CH62	Outstanding	8 June 2023	68
3	Essential Early Years Birkenhead, CH41	Outstanding	3 November 2022	27
4	Treetops Irby Irby, CH61	Outstanding	21 September 2022	70
5	Kids Planet Wallasey Wallasey, CH45	Outstanding	23 August 2022	112
6	Kids Planet Wallasey Nursery Wallasey, CH45	Outstanding	23 August 2022	24
7	Habla Wirral, CH49	Outstanding	29 July 2021	31
8	Partou Upton Day Nursery & Pre-School Wirral, CH43	Expected standard in all 6	22 January 2026	58
9	Little World Nursery Birkenhead, CH41	Good	16 September 2025	25
10	Partou Brimstage Village Day Nursery & Pre-School Wirral, CH63	Good	11 August 2025	50
11	Wirral Montessori Nursery Prenton, CH43	Good	17 July 2025	30
12	Best Start Daycare Wirral, CH62	Good	12 June 2025	48
13	Cosy Corner Day Nursery Prenton, CH43	Good	9 May 2025	62
14	Auntie Jayne's House Wirral, CH61	Good	10 April 2025	33
15	Pitter Patter Ltd Wallasey, CH45	Good	21 March 2025	100
16	Partou Park Wood Day Nursery & Forest School Prenton, CH43	Good	18 February 2025	82
17	Kids Planet Heswall Wirral, CH60	Good	7 February 2025	93
18	Manor Childcare Centre Wallasey, CH44	Good	5 February 2025	36
19	Little Lodge Day Care Limited Wallasey, CH44	Good	3 December 2024	45
20	Bluebells Day Nursery Bebington Ltd Wirral, CH63	Good	14 November 2024	40
21	The Mulberry Tree Day Nursery Ltd Wirral, CH47	Good	25 October 2024	42
22	See-Saw Pre-School Playgroup Wirral, CH49	Good	23 September 2024	25
23	Daisy Chain Nursery Birkenhead, CH42	Good	20 September 2024	52
24	Thingwall Buddies Wirral, CH61	Good	19 September 2024	50
25	Gayton Pre School Wirral, CH60	Good	11 September 2024	30
26	Moreton Baptist Preschool Wirral, CH46	Good	5 September 2024	33
27	Oakdale Children's Nursery Wallasey, CH44	Good	26 July 2024	50
28	S4YC Bromborough Nursery Wirral, CH62	Good	3 July 2024	80
29	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Bromborough Wirral, CH62	Good	19 June 2024	105
30	Partou Victoria Park Day Nursery & Pre-School Birkenhead, CH42	Good	24 May 2024	82
31	Sanderlings Day Nursery Wirral, CH47	Good	24 May 2024	32
32	Small Steps Day Nursery And Pre-School Wirral, CH48	Good	8 May 2024	46
33	Gayton Nursery Wirral, CH60	Good	7 May 2024	84
34	Miriam Day Nursery Birkenhead, CH41	Good	2 February 2024	38
35	Small Steps Day Nursery and Pre-School Wirral, CH48	Good	31 January 2024	46
36	Daisy & Jake Day Nursery Wirral, CH62	Good	23 November 2023	130
37	The Learning Tree Nursery Prenton, CH43	Good	2 November 2023	31
38	Daisy & Jake Day Nursery Moreton, CH46	Good	3 October 2023	102
39	Partou Brimstage Village Day Nursery & Pre-school Wirral, CH63	Good	21 September 2023	32
40	Ducklings Day Nursery Wirral, CH46	Good	14 September 2023	40
41	Barnston Buddies Wirral, CH60	Good	5 September 2023	67
42	Daisy Day Nursery Wallasey, CH44	Good	22 August 2023	65
43	Daisy & Jake Day Nursery Wirral, CH61	Good	15 August 2023	82
44	Rose Tree Day Nursery Ltd Birkenhead, CH42	Good	9 August 2023	30
45	Three Gables Children Nursery Wirral, CH49	Good	14 June 2023	34
46	Winston's Place at Wirral Christian Centre Birkenhead, CH41	Good	2 May 2023	120
47	First Class Nursery School (Wirral) Limited Birkenhead, CH42	Good	27 April 2023	79
48	Funtrain Day Nursery Birkenhead, CH41	Good	4 April 2023	45
49	Little Cherubs Day Nursery (Birkenhead) Ltd Birkenhead, CH42	Good	15 March 2023
50	Ash House Day Nursery Wallasey, CH44	Good	16 February 2023	70
51	Smarties Nursery and Pre-school Wirral, CH47	Good	10 January 2023	33
52	Winston's Place New Ferry, CH62	Good	12 October 2022	64
53	Wendy House Birkenhead Limited Birkenhead, CH41	Good	8 September 2022	15
54	The Mulberry Tree Day Nursery Wirral, CH47	Good	31 August 2022	34
55	New Ferry Day Nursery New Ferry, CH62	Good	16 August 2022	51
56	Daisy & Jake Day Nursery Prenton, CH43	Good	10 August 2022	102
57	Daisy & Jake Day Nursery Wirral, CH49	Good	5 August 2022	95
58	Kids Planet Hoylake Wirral, CH47	Good	5 August 2022	112
59	New Brighton Day Nursery Wallasey, CH45	Good	9 June 2022	85
60	Lyn's Little Ones Day Nursery Wallasey, CH44	Good	7 June 2022	64
61	Little Robins Ltd Wirral, CH49	Good	1 June 2022	64
62	Partou Oxton Day Nursery & Pre-School Prenton, CH43	Good	5 April 2022	99
63	Little Learners Nursery Prenton, CH43	Good	2 December 2021	85
64	Pudsey Day Nursery Wirral, CH49	Good	23 November 2021	45
65	Overton Nursery & Pre-School Centre Wirral, CH49	Good	12 October 2021	84
66	Partou Butterflies Day Nursery & Pre-School Prenton, CH43	Requires improvement	6 June 2025	70
67	Birkenhead School Nursery Oxton Wirral, CH43	Not yet graded	Not yet	77
68	Firbobs@Bedford Drive Birkenhead, CH42	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
69	Penkett Day Nursery Limited Wallasey, CH45	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
70	Smarties Nursery and Pre School (Moreton) Wirral, CH46	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
71	Wonderland Early Years Day Care Wirral, CH46	Not yet graded	Not yet	38

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

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Nursery fees in Wirral

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

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