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Auckland House Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
·Auckland College Independent School, 65-67 Parkfield Road, LIVERPOOL, L17 4LE · Liverpool
Number of places
72 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Liverpool

About this day nursery

Auckland College, located in Liverpool, is a distinguished independent school offering accessible and comprehensive education with wraparound care for its students. Committed to fostering academic success alongside personal growth, the college prides itself on a supportive and inclusive environment where every child is encouraged to flourish.

Auckland College warmly embraces families, offering flexible hours from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM throughout 51 weeks of the year, ensuring peace of mind for working parents. Their curriculum, which spans from Early Years through to iGCSEs, is designed to be both challenging and inspiring, moving beyond national standards to provide qualifications recognised internationally.

The school maintains a non-selective admissions policy, yet consistently achieves excellent results through a teaching approach that is personalised and supportive. Technology is integrated across all learning stages, preparing students for an interconnected global future.

Beyond the academic focus, the college places significant emphasis on enrichment activities, robust pastoral care, and character development, aiming to cultivate confident and compassionate individuals. Auckland College is dedicated to making high-quality independent education attainable, offering fees approximately 40% lower than the average for similar institutions.

What it's like

Children arrive at the nursery happy and eager, welcomed by nurturing staff who plan enjoyable experiences. Staff have high expectations for behaviour, teaching good manners, sharing, and turn-taking. They implement a strong curriculum for communication and language development, supporting children to learn at their own pace and preparing them for the next stage in their development.

Affordable independent educationWraparound care (51 weeks per year)Non-selective admissionsStrong family values

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, 51 weeks a year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Auckland House Nursery

Last inspected 3 May 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at the nursery happy and eager, welcomed by nurturing staff who plan enjoyable experiences. Staff have high expectations for behaviour, teaching good manners, sharing, and turn-taking. They implement a strong curriculum for communication and language development, supporting children to learn at their own pace and preparing them for the next stage in their development.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager plans a balanced curriculum that builds on children's existing skills.
  • The support in place for children with SEND is well embedded.
  • Overall, children have a positive attitude to learning and are motivated to join in.
  • Staff enhance activities with books and mark making equipment to help promote children's literacy development.
  • Most of the time, staff implement the daily routine well and support children to understand what is happening now and next.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to recognise when quiet and less confident children need help to engage in more purposeful play and learning
  • 2review the organisation of transitions and routines, particularly at mealtimes, to prevent children needing to wait too long
  • 3strengthen the procedures for supervision and professional development for staff, to provide more consistency in the quality of education.
Inspection #10335341 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make good progress from their starting points. The special educational needs and disability coordinator (SENDCo) works closely with other professionals and makes timely referrals to outside agencies to ensure children at risk of falling behind receive swift intervention.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. Staff have not yet found effective ways to support children when transitioning from outdoors to indoors at lunch time.

Inspection history

Date: September 2010

  • May 2024Good
  • June 2018Good
  • December 2014Good
  • December 2013Requires improvement
  • September 2010Good

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