Full-day nursery in Bootle, Sefton
Explorers Bootle
20 Park Street, Bootle, L20 3DG · 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 September 2023Reference 2748335Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places104 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 August 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
20 Park Street, Bootle, L20 3DG · More nurseries in L20
Stations
- Bootle Oriel Road9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Bootle New Strand9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Kirkdale17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Street, Stanley Road and St Albans Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- South Park7 min walk
- Derby Park8 min walk
- North Park9 min walk
- BAAP22 Open land between Irlam Road and the Asda Store11 min walk
- Marsh Lane Park11 min walk
- Playground8 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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Explorers Bootle is a full-day nursery at 20 Park Street, Bootle, L20 3DG, in Bootle, Sefton. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Explorers Nurseries Liverpool Limited.
Run by Explorers Nurseries Liverpool Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorers BootleThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Bootle5
- All nurseries in Sefton60
- All nurseries in L206
- Nurseries near Bootle Oriel Road station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Christ Church Church of England Controlled Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Bedford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Cambridge Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- All Saints Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Thomas Gray Primary School Primaryages 2–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Linacre Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Explorers Bootle's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Explorers Bootle Good at its inspection on 16 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Explorers Bootle take?
Explorers Bootle is registered with Ofsted for up to 104 children at any one time.
Who runs Explorers Bootle?
Explorers Bootle is run by Explorers Nurseries Liverpool Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Explorers Bootle?
Bootle Oriel Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Explorers Bootle?
You can call 0151 933 3596 and visit explorersnurseries.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2748335 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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