Clarendon Nursery Garston

Conversation, books and active outdoor play give Clarendon Nursery Garston its character. In August 2025, children explored the different meanings of spine and tackled an overhead climbing frame, while parents were encouraged to use the lending library for reading at home. These are concrete examples of learning woven into ordinary play.

At its 18 August 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective, with communication and language a strength and additional support helping children with SEND make progress. There were also clear improvements to make in younger children’s learning and staff deployment.

The nursery has capacity for 41 children and accepts ages from 3 to 120 months.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children’s learning, development and care, with play providing opportunities to practise language, movement and social skills.

In August 2025, babies used an outdoor area suited to their developmental stage, while older children worked together on the overhead climbing frame. Indoors, mathematics emerged through songs and discussion: babies counted their fingers during Five Little Ducks, while older children explored patterns through the days of the week. Older children also talked about their weekly yoga class and demonstrated poses they had learnt.

Practical communication support included simple signs and objects used to help children understand meaning. Staff encouraged parents to use the lending library and share reading with their children at home.

At the August 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that staff knew children well, built trusting relationships and worked with parents and professionals to support SEND, using additional funding for sensory resources or individual help. This makes the support mechanisms more useful to understand than a general promise of inclusion.

During that month, staff shared messages in parents’ home languages and held cultural celebrations. Babies received gentle guidance on considerate play; older children practised responsibility by putting toys away. Staff also received coaching and targeted training, with leaders observing their practice.

Independence needed more consistent support. Adults sometimes finished simple tasks, such as putting on shoes, before younger children had enough opportunity to try for themselves.

The address is 128 Whitehedge Road, Liverpool, L19 1RZ.

In August 2025, the nursery operated on weekdays across the year, closing for one week at Christmas; its session times were 7am to 6pm. Government-funded early years education was provided at that time.

• Younger children’s independence. In August 2025, adults sometimes stepped in too quickly during simple tasks. Ask how staff now sequence learning and give children time to practise for themselves.
• Outdoor interactions. Staff deployment sometimes left children with less purposeful adult engagement during outdoor play in August 2025. This matters alongside the appeal of the climbing equipment.
• Attendance and costs. What current booking patterns and written quotation would apply to your child, including any funded hours and extras?

Clarendon Nursery Garston suits parents who value language-rich play, shared reading and physical activity. Its August 2025 provision combined practical communication support with opportunities to develop social confidence. The balance to weigh is how consistently adults extend learning, especially for younger children and during outdoor play.