Full-day nursery in New Boston, St Helens
Small Wonders
115 Church Road, Haydock, ST. HELENS, WA11 0JU · 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 September 2009Reference EY392745Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places127 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 July 2026Food 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
115 Church Road, Haydock, ST. HELENS, WA11 0JU · More nurseries in WA11
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including North Street, Bellerophon Way and Birch Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lyme and Wood Pits Country Park4 min walk
- Playground4 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
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Small Wonders is a full-day nursery at 115 Church Road, Haydock, ST. HELENS, WA11 0JU, in New Boston, St Helens. It is registered for 127 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery Limited.
Run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small WondersThis nursery | Good | 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 James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.1 miles
- Grange Valley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Lyme 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 0.8 miles
- Legh Vale 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 1.0 miles
- The District CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2021 1.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2022 1.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2022 1.4 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 Small Wonders's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Wonders Good at its inspection on 14 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Wonders take?
Small Wonders is registered with Ofsted for up to 127 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Wonders?
Small Wonders is run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Wonders?
Earlestown is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Wonders?
You can call 01744 627925 and visit www.smallwonders-sthelens.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY392745 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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