Full-day nursery in Swanside, Knowsley
Playtots
St Margaret Marys Infant School, Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG · 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
St Margaret Marys Infant School, Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG · More nurseries in L14
Stations
- Broad Green21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Roby24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Adcote Road, Swanside Road and Mayfair Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dovecot Park5 min walk
- Bright Park11 min walk
- Court Hey Park12 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Playtots is a full-day nursery at St Margaret Marys Infant School, Pilch Lane, Liverpool, L14 0JG, in Swanside, Knowsley. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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 |
| KidsworldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Old School House NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Staplands NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Bright Horizons Broadgreen Day Nursery And PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Playtots - The GateSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| The Little School House NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Margaret Mary's Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Dovecot Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- Malvern Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Roby Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Blueberry Park Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Knotty Ash Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- St Vincent's School - A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs ages 4–19Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.9 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 Playtots's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playtots Good at its inspection on 29 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playtots take?
Playtots is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 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?
Broad Green is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537220 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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