Full-day nursery in Tower Hill, Knowsley
Little Gems Nursery and After School Club
Ravenscroft Primary School, Ebony Way, Kirkby, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT · 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 March 2007Reference EY345926Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 June 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
Ravenscroft Primary School, Ebony Way, Kirkby, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT · More nurseries in L33
Stations
- Headbolt Lane7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Kirkby23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Highfield, Ebony Way and Saxon Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tower Hill Park1 min walk
- Mullberry Park7 min walk
- Mullberry Park Walk9 min walk
- Charlotte's Pagsy12 min walk
- Millennium Green12 min walk
- Playground1 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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Little Gems Nursery and After School Club is a full-day nursery at Ravenscroft Primary School, Ebony Way, Kirkby, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT, in Tower Hill, Knowsley. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 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 Maryvale Nursery Ltd.
Run by Maryvale Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Eastcroft Park School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Kirkby CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Millbrook Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 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 Little Gems Nursery and After School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gems Nursery and After School Club Good at its inspection on 8 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gems Nursery and After School Club take?
Little Gems Nursery and After School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Gems Nursery and After School Club?
Little Gems Nursery and After School Club is run by Maryvale Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Gems Nursery and After School Club?
Headbolt Lane is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Gems Nursery and After School Club?
You can call 0151 548 0222 and visit maryvalenurseries.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 EY345926 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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