Full-day nursery in Claughton, Wirral
Essential Early Years
67-69 Grange Road West, Birkenhead, CH41 4BZ · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
67-69 Grange Road West, Birkenhead, CH41 4BZ · More nurseries in CH41
Stations
- Birkenhead Central14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Conway Park14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Birkenhead Park15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Eastbourne Street, Cole Street and Paterson Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Birkenhead Park3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Birkenhead Park 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 Wirral 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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Essential Early Years is a full-day nursery at 67-69 Grange Road West, Birkenhead, CH41 4BZ, in Claughton, Wirral. It is registered for 27 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 19 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Early YearsThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Birkenhead School NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Woodlands Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- The Priory Parish CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Cathcart Street Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Woodchurch Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.6 miles
- Birkenhead High School Academy All-throughages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 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 Essential Early Years's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Essential Early Years Outstanding at its inspection on 3 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Essential Early Years take?
Essential Early Years is registered with Ofsted for up to 27 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Essential Early Years?
Birkenhead Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Essential Early Years?
You can call 0151 345 3230 and visit essential-early-years.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
- 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 2576943 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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