Full-day nursery in Gateacre, Liverpool
Cottage Day Nursery
Smithy Cottage, Cuckoo Lane, LIVERPOOL, L25 3PL · 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 July 2007Reference EY355293Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 10 October 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
Smithy Cottage, Cuckoo Lane, LIVERPOOL, L25 3PL · More nurseries in L25
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Woolton Hill Road, Seafarers Drive and Gateacre Park Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Reynolds Park7 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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Cottage Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Smithy Cottage, Cuckoo Lane, LIVERPOOL, L25 3PL, in Gateacre, Liverpool. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Hope School ages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Woolton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Abbot's Lea School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Much Woolton Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Childwall Valley Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 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 Cottage Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cottage Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cottage Day Nursery take?
Cottage Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cottage Day Nursery?
Hunts Cross is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cottage Day Nursery?
You can call 0151 428 9419.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY355293 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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