Full-day nursery in Huyton, Knowsley
Mosscroft Childcare Ltd
Hilltop Childrens Centre, Bedford Close, Huyton, LIVERPOOL, L36 1XH · 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 December 2013Reference EY473095Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 September 2025Food 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
Hilltop Childrens Centre, Bedford Close, Huyton, LIVERPOOL, L36 1XH · More nurseries in L36
Stations
- Huyton22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Bedford Close, Longview Drive and York Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stadt Moers Park: Pluckington6 min walk
- Stadt Moers Park8 min walk
- King George V Memorial Playing Fields10 min walk
- Stadt Moers Park: Pottery Fields11 min walk
- SAWPIT PARK12 min walk
- Playground2 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.
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Mosscroft Childcare Ltd is a full-day nursery at Hilltop Childrens Centre, Bedford Close, Huyton, LIVERPOOL, L36 1XH, in Huyton, Knowsley. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosscroft Childcare LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Hilltop Childrens Centre ChoicesSessional pre-school | Met | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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| Kids Planet Kings ParkFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Endorphins at Sylvester Primary SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Willow Tree Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Knowsley Central School ages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Sylvester Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- St Columba's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 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 Mosscroft Childcare Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mosscroft Childcare Ltd Good at its inspection on 13 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mosscroft Childcare Ltd take?
Mosscroft Childcare Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mosscroft Childcare Ltd?
Huyton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY473095 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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