Tuebrook Tots Day Nursery

A large enclosed play area and a community fundraising connection give Tuebrook Tots Day Nursery a character that extends beyond its indoor rooms. This Tuebrook setting has capacity for 58 children, with an age range running from birth to 60 months. Its address is 6 Sandringham Road, Liverpool, L13 8BY.

At its November 2023 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and judged safeguarding effective. The practical strengths beneath that judgement included affectionate relationships, support when children changed rooms and opportunities to explore indoors and outside. There were also clear improvement priorities around extending children's play, staff development and communication with key people.

Full-day, morning and afternoon bookings give families different attendance options. The detail matters: the nursery's opening window and its individual booking patterns are separate considerations.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care. In everyday terms, this brings learning through play together with children's physical, social and communication development, rather than treating education and care as separate parts of the day.

In November 2023, children chose toys and activities for themselves and explored resources both indoors and outdoors. Babies used their fingers to experiment with paint that was safe to eat. Older children manipulated dough and practised cutting, giving their hands useful preparation for later writing. These examples show different experiences for different stages, rather than a single activity applied across the nursery.

Language also grew out of practical exploration. In November 2023, staff introduced words for colour and size while children searched for leaves. Children finding worms shared their discoveries with friends. That gave conversation a concrete subject: something they had found, could examine and wanted someone else to see.

There was a limit to how consistently staff developed those opportunities. In November 2023, some activities ended before adults had built further on children's existing skills; an action-song activity, for example, gave way to waiting for lunch. The improvement priority was to carry learning further during children's own play. For parents, the useful distinction is between providing engaging resources and making the most of what a child does with them.

Outdoor and Community Life

A fully enclosed outdoor play area gives children space beyond the indoor rooms. In November 2023, garden activities included riding scooters and tricycles and learning to use swings. These were practical opportunities to practise movement, balance and persistence.

Community participation has a named connection here. In November 2024, the nursery supported fundraising for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice - Liverpool. This is a specific example of families contributing to a local cause, rather than a claim that charity work forms a recurring programme.

Relationships and Communication

In November 2023, new children attended introductory sessions and developed relationships with their key person. Visits to the next room helped prepare them for an internal move. That sequence matters: settling involved both becoming familiar with an adult and getting to know the next environment before changing rooms.

Staff used consistent responses to behaviour in November 2023, adapting their approach to children's ages and helping them recognise when another child wanted a turn. Care also involved responding promptly to children's needs. These are useful examples of how relationships and everyday routines worked together at that time.

Tapestry provides a channel for families to share photographs of children playing so their friends can see them. It gives home experiences a route into the nursery's shared life. However, in November 2023, online updates and conversations did not provide enough opportunities for parents to talk directly with their child's key person about learning at home.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At its November 2023 inspection, Ofsted found that staff identified special educational needs and/or disabilities through assessment and conversations with parents, and used targeted support while awaiting outside professionals. This describes a practical support mechanism: recognising a need and beginning an intervention rather than waiting for external involvement before doing anything.

Staff development was another improvement priority in November 2023. Supervision did not consistently connect with coaching and training, leaving variation in individual practice. Current staff arrangements include training updates covering first aid, safeguarding, food hygiene and fire safety; recruitment includes enhanced DBS checks and references. Those arrangements describe processes, while the dated judgement above addresses their effectiveness.

Hot lunches are freshly prepared each day, fruit is offered during each session, and children's dietary requirements are accommodated. Parents supply prepared formula bottles labelled for their child, so formula is a home-provided consumable.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 7.45am to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday. Full Day, Morning Session and Afternoon Session are the booking options, alongside a Full Week option. Families can therefore consider a whole-day pattern or shorter morning and afternoon attendance.

The nursery closes for bank holidays and between Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Collection must take place before closing, and late collection may attract a charge. That makes the end of the working day a practical planning point, especially where another adult may need to collect.

Getting There

The address is 6 Sandringham Road, Tuebrook, Liverpool, L13 8BY. Telephone and email enquiries can be used to arrange a viewing or request an application form.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare includes 15/30-hour entitlements for children aged three and four, two-year-olds and children from nine months, subject to terms and conditions. Private bookings are also offered. Families can obtain current prices through a written quotation from the nursery; the fees page sets out the booking categories and funded offers.

Parents provide formula bottles. This is a separate practical responsibility from choosing funded or privately paid attendance.

• Learning during children's own play. In November 2023, adults did not consistently develop activities beyond what children already knew. On a visit, ask how staff now extend a child's chosen activity and how supervision helps practitioners improve that skill.
• Contact with the key person. In November 2023, opportunities for direct discussion were too limited to involve parents fully in learning at home. Ask how key-person conversations fit around your proposed morning, afternoon or whole-day attendance.
• Funded booking terms. The 15/30-hour offers carry conditions. Request a written quotation explaining how your chosen attendance pattern uses the entitlement and which additional charges apply.

Tuebrook Tots suits families considering either whole-day attendance or morning and afternoon sessions, with an enclosed outdoor space and a named connection to local fundraising. Its November 2023 strengths included relationships, settling arrangements and practical play experiences.

The decision should also take account of the specific development priorities from that date: extending children's chosen play, making staff coaching more consistent and creating more direct contact with key people. These are concrete matters to explore alongside the attendance pattern. The strongest fit is for parents who value outdoor play and supported transitions between rooms, and who want an active conversation about their child's learning.