Little Angels Daycare Newhall

Flower-named rooms give Little Angels Daycare Newhall a clear progression, from low furniture for babies practising movement to mathematics and literacy for children approaching school. Emotional development has a practical place too: the older toddler rooms include somewhere to pause when play becomes overwhelming. These are useful differences between rooms, rather than a single description applied to every age.

At its 26 July 2023 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective. That is a dated assessment, and the improvement points deserve attention alongside the grade.

The nursery has capacity for 52 children, with an accepted age range of 3 months to 5 years. Its address is 20 Hawthorne Cottage on Newhall Campus in Fazakerley, Liverpool, L10 1LD. Morning, afternoon and full-day bookings give families different ways to use the nursery, rather than requiring everyone to follow the same daily pattern.

Rooms and Ages

Buttercup Room covers the youngest stage, up to 1 year, with low furniture and equipment for practising crawling and walking alongside sensory exploration. For a baby, the physical arrangement matters: resources are positioned to support movement at this early stage.

Poppy's Room, for 12 to 18 months, builds communication, independence and problem-solving through shared activities and action songs supported by props.

Bluebell's Room, for 18 months to 2 years, uses the same emphasis on communication and joining in with other children, including songs with actions and objects to sustain attention.

Daisy's Room, for 2 to 3 years, combines activities shaped around children's interests with a quieter area for unwinding, group discussion and stories about feelings.

Lillie's Room, for 2 to 4 years, also has a space for stepping back from busy play, with emotional development woven into activities chosen for individual children.

Sunflower's Room, for 3 to 5 years, places greater emphasis on independence, mathematics and literacy as children prepare for school, while retaining activities based on their interests.

The overlapping ages in the older rooms make the room arrangement a useful subject for a visit. The youngest rooms emphasise movement and early communication; later rooms give more attention to feelings, independence and preparation for the next stage. Families can consider the actual room their child would use, rather than judging the nursery only by its overall age range.

Learning and Activities

EYFS provides the required framework for learning and development: here, children practise communication, social skills, problem-solving and physical skills through play. Activities combine adult guidance with opportunities for children to make their own choices. Observations then inform what practitioners plan next, connecting the day's play with each child's developing abilities.

Books have a place beyond story time. Children can choose a book to take home and share with family, while phonics games, rhymes and stories introduce letters and sounds. Counting, matching and sorting sit alongside number games and water play. That gives children several ways to encounter language and mathematics, rather than confining them to a single activity.

During July 2023, children used books both outside and indoors, and preschool children retold familiar stories through acting and putting events in order. Conversations, familiar songs and adults modelling pronunciation also featured in the day. These examples show what the learning looked like at that point, rather than simply naming areas of development.

Outdoor and Daily Life

Current daily choices include construction, imaginative play, painting and exploration with sand and water. Music, dancing and opportunities to climb add movement to the programme. Circle time takes place at both ends of the day, giving children regular shared moments alongside their individual play.

In July 2023, the outdoor area included climbing equipment and a balance beam, with children using it each day. Children also practised managing ordinary tasks: washing their hands, dispensing water and helping themselves to meals. Those small responsibilities gave independence a concrete place in the routine.

Relationships and Communication

Each child has a key person responsible for their learning journey, the individual account of progress and achievements. Parents can look through it and contribute information about interests and activities at home. This creates a continuing conversation about the child, with observations informing future activities rather than becoming a file that sits apart from daily care.

Familiarisation sessions begin two weeks before the intended start, allowing children and parents to become acquainted with staff and routines. The arrangement gives settling an identified place before attendance begins. It is relevant for babies experiencing their first childcare setting and for older children adapting to a new room and new adults.

In July 2023, parents received photographs and updates through an online application, together with information about development and activities to try at home. Children used a feelings board to indicate their emotions and changed it as their feelings shifted. The board made emotional expression something children could practise for themselves.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

A SENCO role supports children needing additional help, and the building is accessible for children with disabilities. At the July 2023 inspection, Ofsted found SEND support generally effective, including timely involvement of outside agencies, but identified inconsistent use of strategies for routine changes and insufficiently precise feedback to staff, which contributed to variation in teaching.

The distinction matters. Having a coordinator and seeking specialist help are useful mechanisms, but children also need that support to carry through into everyday transitions. In July 2023, the improvement points concerned implementation and staff guidance, rather than the absence of a support structure.

Meals, drinks and snacks are supplied by the nursery, with children eating together and practising serving themselves. Dietary requirements are addressed with parents through a substitute menu, so food planning includes an individual arrangement where needed.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours run from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, across 52 weeks, with closure on bank holidays. Morning Session runs from 7am to 1pm; Afternoon Session runs from 1pm to 6pm; Full Day runs from 7am to 6pm. Full-time attendance is also offered Monday to Friday within that daily window.

These patterns serve different family schedules. A morning booking includes the earlier part of the day, while the afternoon pattern starts at 1pm. The full day spans the complete opening window. Choosing between them is a practical decision about the hours a family needs, alongside the room and care arrangements.

After-school care has a separate 3pm to 6pm session, and the nursery also runs a holiday club for children aged 5 to 11. These sit alongside the early-years provision rather than extending its accepted nursery age range.

Getting There

The nursery is on Newhall Campus, behind the clock tower, at 20 Hawthorne Cottage, Longmoor Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, L10 1LD. Enquiries can be made through the contact form, by email at office@littleangelsnewhall.co.uk or by telephone on 0151 521 2322; visits can also be booked.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare includes the 2-Year-Offer for certain families according to income and benefits, the 3- and 4-Year Education Offer of up to 15 hours a week, and the Extended Childcare Offer of up to 15 additional hours for three- and four-year-olds whose working parents meet its threshold. These are separate entitlements with different conditions. The nursery can assist families with applications.

Private childcare is offered alongside funding. Payments are made in advance, either monthly or weekly, and a bank holiday remains payable when it falls on a child's usual attendance day. Families should obtain a current written quotation covering their chosen pattern; the fees and funding page sets out the payment arrangements and entitlement descriptions.

• Everyday transitions. In July 2023, staff did not consistently use the available resources and strategies to help children with SEND understand changes in routine. On a visit, ask how transitions are supported in the room your child would join.
• Room choice. Daisy's Room, Lillie's Room and Sunflower's Room have overlapping age bands but different emphases. Discuss the proposed room and how a later move between rooms would work for your child.
• The complete quotation. Morning, afternoon and full-day patterns are offered, and usual attendance days remain payable when they fall on bank holidays. Ask for a quotation that distinguishes funded hours, private hours, food and consumables for the pattern you intend to use.
• Notification compliance. A regulatory telephone call on 11 March 2025 established that the appointment of a new director had not been notified to Ofsted as required. The compliance document dated 12 June 2025 records this failure; families may want to discuss that notification issue with the nursery.

Little Angels Daycare Newhall suits families considering morning or afternoon sessions as well as full-day attendance, with room arrangements that change their emphasis as children grow. Low furniture for babies, quieter spaces for older toddlers and books to share at home give parents concrete features to weigh.

The July 2023 Good judgement provides a dated quality assessment, rather than a substitute for examining present arrangements. The useful questions are specific: how the proposed room supports changes in routine, how room moves are handled and what the complete attendance quotation covers. Those decisions matter alongside the play-based programme and key-person relationship.