Full-day nursery in Kensington, Liverpool
Botanic Lodge Nursery
Botanic Road, Fairfield, LIVERPOOL, L7 9LH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2013Reference EY466136Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 2 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Botanic Road, Fairfield, LIVERPOOL, L7 9LH · More nurseries in L7
Stations
- Edge Hill11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Wavertree Technology Park16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Wavertree Technology Park Interchange, Laurel Road and Innovation Boulevard.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wavertree Botanic Gardens1 min walk
- Webster Road Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Liverpool there are about 3.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Botanic Lodge Nursery is a full-day nursery at Botanic Road, Fairfield, LIVERPOOL, L7 9LH, in Kensington, Liverpool. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botanic Lodge NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Botanic Lodge Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Field Of Dreams NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Life Bank Nursery at Kensington Children's CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Chatham Nursery School Birth to FiveFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Happy Children NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kiddy Academy WavertreeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Sebastian's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Phoenix Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Kensington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Heygreen Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Chatham Place Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Lawrence Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Botanic Lodge Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Botanic Lodge Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Botanic Lodge Nursery take?
Botanic Lodge Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Botanic Lodge Nursery?
Edge Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY466136 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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