Full-day nursery in Whiston, Knowsley
Kids Planet Whiston
2 Sandstone Drive, Whiston, Prescot, L35 7NJ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
2 Sandstone Drive, Whiston, Prescot, L35 7NJ · More nurseries in L35
Stations
- Eccleston Park11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Prescot18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Rainhill20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Fire Station Road, Holt Lane and Watling Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Henley Park4 min walk
- The Back Field11 min walk
- The Children's Play Area Henley Park playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Knowsley there are about 3.8 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 Whiston is a full-day nursery at 2 Sandstone Drive, Whiston, Prescot, L35 7NJ, in Whiston, Knowsley. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 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 WhistonThis 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.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Prescot Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.5 miles
- Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Evelyn Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Whiston Willis Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 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 Kids Planet Whiston's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Whiston Good at its inspection on 8 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Whiston take?
Kids Planet Whiston is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Whiston?
Kids Planet Whiston is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Whiston?
Eccleston Park is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Whiston?
You can call 0151 426 2809 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
- 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 2750702 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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