Full-day nursery in Waterloo, Sefton
Carousel Day Nursery
Carousel Day Nursery, Oxford Road, Waterloo, LIVERPOOL, L22 8QE · 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 March 1994Reference 310405Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 March 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
Carousel Day Nursery, Oxford Road, Waterloo, LIVERPOOL, L22 8QE · More nurseries in L22
Stations
- Waterloo (Merseyside)9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Blundellsands & Crosby19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Blucher Street, Wellington Street and Courtenay Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Beach Lawn3 min walk
- Adelaide Garden3 min walk
- Victoria Park5 min walk
- The Crescent Garden5 min walk
- The Marine Garden8 min walk
- Playground7 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 Sefton there are about 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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Carousel Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Carousel Day Nursery, Oxford Road, Waterloo, LIVERPOOL, L22 8QE, in Waterloo, Sefton. It is registered for 62 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 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carousel Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| 1st Steps Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Blundellsands KindergartenSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Edmund's and St Thomas' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Waterloo Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2022 0.4 miles
- Merchant Taylors' Schools ages 4–19 0.5 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Ursuline Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- St. Mary's College ages 0–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Great Crosby Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 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 Carousel Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Carousel Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Carousel Day Nursery take?
Carousel Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Carousel Day Nursery?
Waterloo (Merseyside) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Carousel Day Nursery?
You can call 0151 928 6661.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 310405 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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