Full-day nursery in Vauxhall, Liverpool
Thrive Princes Dock
4 William Jessop Way, Princes Dock, LIVERPOOL, L3 1DL · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
4 William Jessop Way, Princes Dock, LIVERPOOL, L3 1DL · More nurseries in L3
Stations
- Moorfields9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Liverpool James Street9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Liverpool Central20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Gibraltar row, Princes Dock and Edmund Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Chavasse 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 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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Thrive Princes Dock is a full-day nursery at 4 William Jessop Way, Princes Dock, LIVERPOOL, L3 1DL, in Vauxhall, Liverpool. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 47 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited.
Run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited (company), which runs 10 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- The Trinity Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Pleasant Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 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 1.1 miles
- LIPA School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Inadequate; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Millstead School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2024 1.2 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 Thrive Princes Dock's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thrive Princes Dock Good at its inspection on 5 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thrive Princes Dock take?
Thrive Princes Dock is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Thrive Princes Dock?
Thrive Princes Dock is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Thrive Princes Dock?
Moorfields is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Thrive Princes Dock?
You can call 0151 227 4345 and visit www.thrivechildcare.com.
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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
- 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 EY424052 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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