Full-day nursery in Netherton, Sefton
Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton)
Ronald Ross Avenue, Bootle, L30 5RH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Ronald Ross Avenue, Bootle, L30 5RH · More nurseries in L30
Stations
- Old Roan19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including The Marian Way, St Oswalds Lane and Magdalene Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Marian Square Park3 min walk
- Fernbank Park9 min walk
- Netherton Green12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Fernbank Playground10 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.
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Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton) is a full-day nursery at Ronald Ross Avenue, Bootle, L30 5RH, in Netherton, Sefton. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Wind In The Willows Childcare Limited.
Run by Wind In The Willows Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 Oswald's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2022 0.3 miles
- Netherton Moss Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Holy Spirit Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- The Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Rowan Park School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Litherland Moss Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 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 Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton) Outstanding at its inspection on 15 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton) take?
Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton) is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton)?
Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton) is run by Wind In The Willows Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton)?
Old Roan is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Wind In The Willows Childcare (Sefton)?
You can call 0151 521 1555 and visit www.witwchildcare.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
- 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 EY447151 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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