Full-day nursery in Horn Smithies, Knowsley
Playtots
Family Service Building, Park View Primary School, Park View, Huyton, LIVERPOOL, L36 2LL · 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 2016Reference EY537219Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 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
Family Service Building, Park View Primary School, Park View, Huyton, LIVERPOOL, L36 2LL · More nurseries in L36
Stations
- Roby16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Huyton20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Lincombe Road, Gentwood Road and Kingsway.
Parks and playgrounds
- JUBILEE PARK2 min walk
- ALT PARK6 min walk
- SOUTH ALT GREENWAY8 min walk
- WOOLFALL HEATH MEADOW10 min walk
- Small Park11 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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Playtots is a full-day nursery at Family Service Building, Park View Primary School, Park View, Huyton, LIVERPOOL, L36 2LL, in Horn Smithies, Knowsley. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 18 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Playtots Limited.
Run by Playtots Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlaytotsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Roby Bambinos NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Playtots - The GateSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Angels Childcare Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| PlaytotsFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Playtots @ Princess driveFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| High Hopes at LongviewFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Park View Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Aloysius Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Roby Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Huyton With Roby Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Dovecot Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Hope Primary School - A Joint Catholic and Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.7 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 0.8 miles
- Knowsley Central School ages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 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 Playtots's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playtots Good at its inspection on 9 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playtots take?
Playtots is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Playtots?
Playtots is run by Playtots Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Playtots?
Roby is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playtots?
You can call 0151 289 7632.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537219 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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