Full-day nursery in Ainsdale, Sefton
Kids Planet Ainsdale
3 Shore Road, Southport, PR8 2RF · 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 January 2022Reference 2670382Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 July 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
3 Shore Road, Southport, PR8 2RF · More nurseries in PR8
Stations
- Ainsdale2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Ainsdale Interchange, Tudor Road and Delamere Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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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Kids Planet Ainsdale is a full-day nursery at 3 Shore Road, Southport, PR8 2RF, in Ainsdale, Sefton. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Planet AinsdaleThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at SouthportFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
| Early Days Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Merefield School ages 3–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Shoreside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Ainsdale St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Kings Meadow Primary School and Early Years Education Centre Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.6 miles
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 1.8 miles
- Birkdale High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 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 Kids Planet Ainsdale's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Ainsdale Good at its inspection on 14 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Ainsdale take?
Kids Planet Ainsdale is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Ainsdale?
Kids Planet Ainsdale is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Ainsdale?
Ainsdale is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Ainsdale?
You can call 01704 570800 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.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 2670382 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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