Full-day nursery in Peasley Cross, St Helens
Small Wonders
Sutton Road, Peasley Cross, St Helens, WA9 3BN · 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 December 2014Reference EY484584Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places110 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 June 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
Sutton Road, Peasley Cross, St Helens, WA9 3BN · More nurseries in WA9
Stations
- St Helens Central19 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Beaufort Street, Peasley Cross Lane and Manor Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sunshine Park2 min walk
- Sutton Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 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.
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Small Wonders is a full-day nursery at Sutton Road, Peasley Cross, St Helens, WA9 3BN, in Peasley Cross, St Helens. It is registered for 110 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (Peasley Cross) Limited.
Run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (Peasley Cross) 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
- Allanson Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Robins Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Sutton Oak CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Lansbury Bridge School ages 4–14Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Merton Bank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Pace ages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Eaves Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 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 Small Wonders's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Wonders Good at its inspection on 5 December 2022, 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 110 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Wonders?
Small Wonders is run by Small Wonders Day Care Nursery (Peasley Cross) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Wonders?
St Helens Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Wonders?
You can call 01744 759768 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 · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY484584 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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