Full-day nursery in Stoneycroft, Liverpool
Willow Nurseries Limited
1 Royal Croft, Liverpool, L12 2BJ · 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 April 2023Reference 2727635Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 February 2025Food 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
1 Royal Croft, Liverpool, L12 2BJ · More nurseries in L12
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Queens Drive, Alder Road and Sandfield Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Springfield Park4 min walk
- Doric Park5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- 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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Willow Nurseries Limited is a full-day nursery at 1 Royal Croft, Liverpool, L12 2BJ, in Stoneycroft, Liverpool. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Corinthian Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- East Prescot Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St Anne's (Stanley) Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Broadgreen Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Knotty Ash Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primaryages 0–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 0.7 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 Willow Nurseries Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willow Nurseries Limited Good at its inspection on 26 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willow Nurseries Limited take?
Willow Nurseries Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Willow Nurseries Limited?
Broad Green is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Willow Nurseries Limited?
You can call 0151 228 8081 and visit www.willownurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2727635 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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