Full-day nursery in Toxteth, Liverpool
The Childcare Academy Ltd
G8 Shipwright's House, Queens Dock Business Centre, 67-83 Norfolk Street, Liverpool, L1 0BG · 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 2021Reference 2648388Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 March 2023Food 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
G8 Shipwright's House, Queens Dock Business Centre, 67-83 Norfolk Street, Liverpool, L1 0BG · More nurseries in L1
Stations
- Liverpool Central17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Liverpool James Street19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Brunswick21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Jordan Street, Blundell Street and Greenland Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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 Liverpool there are about 3.4 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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The Childcare Academy Ltd is a full-day nursery at G8 Shipwright's House, Queens Dock Business Centre, 67-83 Norfolk Street, Liverpool, L1 0BG, in Toxteth, Liverpool. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 22 reviews (November 2026).
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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 Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- LIPA School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Inadequate; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Windsor Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.7 miles
- Pleasant Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- St Nicholas Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Abercromby Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.8 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 The Childcare Academy Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Childcare Academy Ltd Good at its inspection on 13 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Childcare Academy Ltd take?
The Childcare Academy Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Childcare Academy Ltd?
Liverpool Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Childcare Academy Ltd?
You can call 0151 318 7399 and visit thechildcareacademy.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 2648388 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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