Full-day nursery in Whiston, Knowsley
Sandfield Natural Play Centre
Sandfield House, Lickers Lane, Whiston, L35 3SR · 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 November 2006Reference EY342763Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 October 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sandfield House, Lickers Lane, Whiston, L35 3SR · More nurseries in L35
Stations
- Whiston8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Prescot24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Cumber Lane, Croftwood Grove and Domville.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whitestone Millenium Green6 min walk
- Stadt Moers Park: Pottery Fields12 min walk
- Stadt Moers Park: Tushingham12 min walk
- Lickers Lane Playground2 min walk
- Playground12 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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Sandfield Natural Play Centre is a full-day nursery at Sandfield House, Lickers Lane, Whiston, L35 3SR, in Whiston, Knowsley. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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| Sandfield Natural Play CentreThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Halsnead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Whiston Willis Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- St Luke's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- St Ann's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- Longton Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- Willow Tree Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.3 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 Sandfield Natural Play Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandfield Natural Play Centre Outstanding at its inspection on 30 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandfield Natural Play Centre take?
Sandfield Natural Play Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sandfield Natural Play Centre?
Whiston is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sandfield Natural Play Centre?
You can call 0151 426 6262 and visit www.sandfieldnaturalplaycentre.co.uk.
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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 EY342763 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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