Full-day nursery in Belle Vale, Liverpool
Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre
St. Stephens Parish Centre, Belle Vale Road, LIVERPOOL, L25 2PQ · 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 December 2020Reference 2619991Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 2021Food 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
St. Stephens Parish Centre, Belle Vale Road, LIVERPOOL, L25 2PQ · More nurseries in L25
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Jones Farm Road, Woodlee Road and Lee Park Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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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Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre is a full-day nursery at St. Stephens Parish Centre, Belle Vale Road, LIVERPOOL, L25 2PQ, in Belle Vale, Liverpool. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Elm House Day Nursery Partnership.
Run by Elm House Day Nursery Partnership (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Hope School ages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Netherley Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Woolton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Lakeside School ages 5–17 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 Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre Good at its inspection on 24 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre take?
Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre?
Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre is run by Elm House Day Nursery Partnership, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre?
Roby is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Elm House Day Nursery Gateacre?
You can call 0151 498 4575 and visit www.elmhousedaynursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2619991 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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