Full-day nursery in Northwood, Knowsley
Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool
c/o David Lloyd Leisure Club, Arbour Lane Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 7ET · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 June 2004Reference EY286889Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places67 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 August 2025Food 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
c/o David Lloyd Leisure Club, Arbour Lane Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 7ET · More nurseries in L33
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Broad Lane, Farrier Road and Madryn Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Webster Park9 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 Knowsley there are about 3.8 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.
What parents say
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Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at c/o David Lloyd Leisure Club, Arbour Lane Kirkby, Liverpool, L33 7ET, in Northwood, Knowsley. It is registered for 67 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Park Brow Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- Kirkby CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Bluebell Park School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Millbrook Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 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 Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 8 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 67 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool?
Headbolt Lane is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 0151 548 2270 and visit www.brighthorizons.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY286889 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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