What Ofsted grade does Portico Lodge have?

Portico Lodge was rated Good at its inspection on 17 October 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Portico Lodge take?

Ofsted registers Portico Lodge for 30 places at any one time. The average day nursery in St Helens has 72.

How much does Portico Lodge cost?

Portico Lodge 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 Portico Lodge 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 Portico Lodge how it offers them.

When was Portico Lodge last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Portico Lodge on 17 October 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Portico Lodge part of a nursery group?

Yes. Portico Lodge is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Portico Day Nurseries.

Portico Lodge

Day nursery in St Helens, L35.

Portico Lane, Eccelston Park, St Helens, L35 7JS

Run by Portico Day Nurseries

30 places

2002 registered with Ofsted

26 of 42 in our St Helens ranking

£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 17 October 2022

Ofsted grades for Portico Lodge, inspection of 17 October 2022
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.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Portico Lodge 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.

Portico Lodge against St Helens

	Portico Lodge	St Helens average
Places	30	72
Ofsted outcome	Good	83% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Portico Lodge is run by Portico Day Nurseries, which has 6 nurseries in England and 2 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in St Helens.

Questions parents ask about Portico Lodge

What Ofsted grade does Portico Lodge have?: Portico Lodge was rated Good at its inspection on 17 October 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Portico Lodge take?: Ofsted registers Portico Lodge for 30 places at any one time. The average day nursery in St Helens has 72.
How much does Portico Lodge cost?: Portico Lodge 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 Portico Lodge 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 Portico Lodge how it offers them.
When was Portico Lodge last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Portico Lodge on 17 October 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Portico Lodge part of a nursery group?: Yes. Portico Lodge is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Portico Day 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.