Full-day nursery in Widnes, Halton
Kids Planet Widnes
Kingsway Learning Centre, Victoria Road, WIDNES, WA8 7QY · 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 August 2008Reference EY379750Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places83 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 26 January 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
Kingsway Learning Centre, Victoria Road, WIDNES, WA8 7QY · More nurseries in WA8
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Vicarage Road, Widnes Vicarage Road (alighting Only) and DOCTORS PUB.
Parks and playgrounds
- St. Marie's Community Park6 min walk
- King George's Park8 min walk
- Spike Island11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 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 Halton there are about 3.1 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 Widnes is a full-day nursery at Kingsway Learning Centre, Victoria Road, WIDNES, WA8 7QY, in Widnes, Halton. It is registered for 83 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.4 from 8 reviews (October 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Poppy Field School ages 4–19 0.2 miles
- St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Kingsway Primary Academy School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Widnes Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- Chesnut Lodge Special School ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 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 Widnes's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Widnes Good at its inspection on 19 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Widnes take?
Kids Planet Widnes is registered with Ofsted for up to 83 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Widnes?
Kids Planet Widnes is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Widnes?
Widnes is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Widnes?
You can call 0151 257 7079 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 · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY379750 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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