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Best Start Daycare

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·1155-1157 New Chester Road, Eastham, Wirral, CH62 0BY · Wirral
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Wirral

About this day nursery

Best Start Daycare, located in Wirral, provides a calm and nurturing environment where children from 0 to 4 years old thrive and are eager to learn. The nursery received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 12 June 2025, with similarly good ratings across all areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The dedicated staff, who are warmly welcoming and act as positive role models, maintain high expectations for children's behaviour, encouraging sharing and turn-taking, which results in remarkably kind and polite interactions among the children. The curriculum is ambitious and flexible, tailored to meet individual needs, including those with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), ensuring all children make good progress from their starting points.

Activities are planned around children's interests, with engaging methods like using puppets for storytelling. The nursery also places a strong emphasis on early literacy, fostering a love of reading through animated story sessions.

Children are supported to develop independence in self-care and hygiene, and benefit from daily outdoor opportunities, including trips to the local park, fostering an understanding of their community. Parents consistently praise the setting, appreciating regular updates on their children's progress and describing staff as friendly and caring.

What it's like

Children arrive excited for their day and thrive in this calm and nurturing setting. Leaders and staff welcome children and their families warmly, and children are happy to see staff and eager to start their day of learning. Staff create a safe and nurturing environment where children are happy to explore and have fun, and they have high expectations of children's behaviour, acting as positive role models.

Calm and nurturing environmentAmbitious, flexible curriculumStrong SEND supportExcellent behaviour and attitudesFocus on early literacyDaily outdoor activities

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Best Start Daycare

Last inspected 12 June 2025 · Jason Holmes

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

What it's like to attend

Children arrive excited for their day and thrive in this calm and nurturing setting. Leaders and staff welcome children and their families warmly, and children are happy to see staff and eager to start their day of learning. Staff create a safe and nurturing environment where children are happy to explore and have fun, and they have high expectations of children's behaviour, acting as positive role models.

Inspector highlights

  • Children, including those with SEND, make good progress from their starting points in learning because staff plan a rich and well-sequenced curriculum.
  • Staff support children to develop a love of reading effectively.
  • Staff are supported effectively by the management team and show high levels of commitment to their work.
  • Children become increasingly independent in their self-care skills.
  • Children have daily opportunities to be outdoors and active.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the organisation of routines so that they do not unnecessarily interrupt children's learning opportunities.
Inspection #10409479 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"They go above and beyond to ensure their children are happy."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff provide an ambitious curriculum that is flexible to support all children's individual needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff plan activities around children's interests, needs and abilities, and work with families and other professionals to provide support for children with SEND, meaning all children make good progress from their starting points.

Outdoor space

Children have daily opportunities to be outdoors and active. They enjoy frequent trips to the local park and the wider community, learning how to keep themselves safe near roads and developing an understanding of their community.

Parent Reviews of Best Start Daycare

5.0
(4)
Tara Cain
2 years ago

My children have been at best start daycare from the baby room right up to preschool room and each and every one of the team are outstanding. My eldest requires extra support and the team always go above and beyond for him. They genuinely care about the children they look after and cherish their accomplishments. Couldn’t recommend enough!!!

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Hannah Johnson
3 years ago

My son attended Best Start daycare from April - July 2022 (reason for leaving was he was term time and starting a school preschool in September). I have nothing but praise for the team here who are compassionate, kind and enthusiastic about the children in their care. Their regular trips to the nearby park were my sons favourite thing to do. I was fully supported by the team when it came to potty training too which I know isn’t the case for most nursery’s.

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Zoe Feast
2 years ago

Lovely little nursery, great staff and friendly atmosphere. My son is thriving already after only 2 months there. Molly in the baby area is lovely and let's us know each day a detailed report of his day. Would highly recommend x

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David Rogers
2 years ago

Independent and friendly space, reasonably priced and accommodating to requests at short notice. Its a pleasure to see my son develop in such a loved environment. Highly Recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

12 June 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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