Full-day nursery in Tillerman Court, Liverpool
Bumbles Old Swan
41 Derby Lane, LIVERPOOL, L13 6QA · 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 October 2024Reference 2818060Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 November 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
41 Derby Lane, LIVERPOOL, L13 6QA · More nurseries in L13
Stations
- Wavertree Technology Park20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Greenfield Road, Prescot Road and Booth Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Doric Park4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 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.
What parents say
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Bumbles Old Swan is a full-day nursery at 41 Derby Lane, LIVERPOOL, L13 6QA, in Tillerman Court, Liverpool. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Kid - Zone Nursery Limited.
Run by Kid - Zone Nursery Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.2 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Corinthian Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Broadgreen Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- East Prescot Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Lister Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 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 Bumbles Old Swan's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bumbles Old Swan Good at its inspection on 29 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bumbles Old Swan take?
Bumbles Old Swan is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
Who runs Bumbles Old Swan?
Bumbles Old Swan is run by Kid - Zone Nursery Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bumbles Old Swan?
Wavertree Technology Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bumbles Old Swan?
You can call 0151 287 3944 and visit www.bumblesnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2818060 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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