Full-day nursery in Birkdale, Sefton
Sunflowers Southport Ltd
29 Dover Road, Southport, PR8 4TB · 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 2022Reference 2715713Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 February 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
29 Dover Road, Southport, PR8 4TB · More nurseries in PR8
Stations
- Hillside8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Birkdale15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Dunkirk Road, Conyers Avenue and Stanley Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bedford Park12 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 Sefton there are about 4 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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Sunflowers Southport Ltd is a full-day nursery at 29 Dover Road, Southport, PR8 4TB, in Birkdale, Sefton. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflowers Southport LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| The Frantastic Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Kids Count Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Birkdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Farnborough Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Farnborough Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Linaker Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- Kew Woods Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- Greenbank High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 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 Sunflowers Southport Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunflowers Southport Ltd Good at its inspection on 9 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunflowers Southport Ltd take?
Sunflowers Southport Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunflowers Southport Ltd?
Hillside is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunflowers Southport Ltd?
You can call 01704 564319 and visit sunflowerssouthport.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
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- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2715713 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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