Full-day nursery in Northwood, Knowsley
Playtots
Northwood Community Centre, Gilescroft Avenue, Liverpool, L33 9TW · 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
Northwood Community Centre, Gilescroft Avenue, Liverpool, L33 9TW · More nurseries in L33
Stations
- Headbolt Lane14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Kenbury Road, Jarrett Road and Brook Hey Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Eddie McArdle Playing Fields5 min walk
- Mullberry Park Walk7 min walk
- Tower Hill Park9 min walk
- Mullberry Park10 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Northwood Community Centre, Gilescroft Avenue, Liverpool, L33 9TW, in Northwood, Knowsley. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, 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 |
| Kids In Bloom @ Northwood Childrens CentreFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Gems Nursery and After School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Tigers Tots NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Bright Horizons Kirkby Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| The Star Centre ChoicesSessional pre-school | Met | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Bloom @ Kirkby Town centreFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | 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
- 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 0.2 miles
- Eastcroft Park School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 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 0.7 miles
- 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 0.7 miles
- Kirkby CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 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 1.0 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 26 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playtots take?
Playtots is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 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?
Headbolt Lane is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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 EY541455 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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