Full-day nursery in Thatto Heath, St Helens
Portico Poppets
1 Leicester Street, Thatto Heath, St. Helens, WA9 5QH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2005Reference EY314827Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
Thanks. We count every request and show the nursery how many parents are asking.
Estimate a monthly cost with the council area's typical day rate
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Leicester Street, Thatto Heath, St. Helens, WA9 5QH · More nurseries in WA9
Stations
- Thatto Heath3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Nutgrove Road, Elephant Lane and Balmer Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Thatto Heath Park3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Thatto Heath Children's Play Area playground5 min walk
- Broads Park Children's Playing Area playground11 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 St Helens there are about 3.1 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
Reviews on Toddly
Be the first parent to review Portico Poppets
Reviews come from parents who sign in, and a person reads each one before it goes live. How reviews work
Write a reviewAbout Portico Poppets
Portico Poppets is a full-day nursery at 1 Leicester Street, Thatto Heath, St. Helens, WA9 5QH, in Thatto Heath, St Helens. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portico PoppetsThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Small Wonders Day Care Nursery and Enhanced Activity CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Thatto Heath PlaydaysSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| St Matthews Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| DaydreamsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Rathlee Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| PorticoFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | 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
- Thatto Heath Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.1 miles
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 1.2 miles
- Eccleston Mere Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.3 miles
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
Got a question? Ask and get an answer straight away.
What is Portico Poppets's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Portico Poppets Outstanding at its inspection on 26 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Portico Poppets take?
Portico Poppets is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Portico Poppets?
Portico Poppets is run by Portico Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Portico Poppets?
Thatto Heath is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Portico Poppets?
You can call 01744 811112 and visit www.porticonurserygroup.co.uk.
Tools for parents in St Helens
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in St HelensFees by age in St Helens
About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY314827 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
Is this your nursery? Claim it free to correct details, add photos and answer parents' questions.
Claim it free