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Botanic Lodge Nursery in Liverpool (L7 9LH)

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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3.9(15 parent reviews)
·Botanic Road, Fairfield, LIVERPOOL, L7 9LH · Liverpool
Number of places
63 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Liverpool

About this day nursery

Botanic Lodge Nursery and Pre-school, a family-operated establishment, is nestled within picturesque walled gardens in Liverpool. Conveniently located on the main route connecting Liverpool and Manchester via Edge Lane and Wavertree Road, the nursery offers an ideal learning environment designed for children to flourish.

The ethos centres on providing inclusive care for all children and actively encouraging parental involvement in their child's educational journey. The nursery strives to create a warm, secure, and nurturing atmosphere, fostering confidence and independence, thus ensuring a smooth and joyful transition from home to nursery and eventually to school.

They maintain an open-door policy, welcoming prospective parents to visit and meet the team.

Our ethos

The nursery's ethos centres on providing inclusive care, actively encouraging parental involvement, and fostering confidence and independence to ensure a joyful transition from home to nursery and school.

What it's like

Children are happy, well cared for and safe in this warm and welcoming nursery. They are supported by an enthusiastic and deeply dedicated staff team. All children make good progress from their starting points in development and are inquisitive and eager to join activities.

Family-run businessInclusive careStrong parent involvement

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2013

Waitlist

Please contact for availability

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Botanic Lodge Nursery

Last inspected 9 July 2025 · Sandra Hamilton

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 are happy, well cared for and safe in this warm and welcoming nursery. They are supported by an enthusiastic and deeply dedicated staff team. All children make good progress from their starting points in development and are inquisitive and eager to join activities.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy, well cared for and safe.
  • Children make rapid progress in developing their communication and language skills and in their social and emotional development.
  • Setting is calm and inclusive, and children are kind, polite and friendly.
  • Staff provide children with a range of meaningful activities to extend their wider development.
  • Leaders continually evaluate their practice and make positive changes.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance the curriculum for early mathematics to extend all children's thinking and knowledge in this area of learning, appropriate to their age and stage of development
  • 2strengthen training and coaching for staff to target their individual development needs and help to raise the quality of education
Inspection #10398439 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents and carers state that they feel valued and part of their children's learning journey.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff put plans in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), which they share with parents and, if appropriate, access multi-agency support. They make effective adaptations to the curriculum and environment for children with SEND, including using the setting's sensory room to provide a safe place for children to practise their coping skills and emotional regulation strategies.

Outdoor space

Staff plan many opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. For example, toddlers use large and small brushes to paint pictures and wash walls outside, and staff plan a variety of ball games and seasonal walks in the local park.

Parent Reviews of Botanic Lodge Nursery

3.9
(15)
Agnieszka Zareba
5 months ago

Disgraceful management So rude and offensive. They did so very little for my child but praised themselves above all. Very poor communication. Luck of basic hygiene standards. Staff are ok but the management disgusting

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Shemeliah Wilson
4 years ago

Best Nursery! My 3 boys attend this nursery from, baby room all the way up to pre-school. Best staff , very professional, approachable. Before attending my older two struggled with speech & language; but this nursery has really helped them, the staff are amazing. I have nurseries closer to my home but I didn’t feel very comfortable sending my kids there. After viewing this nursery I really loved the staff; how they are with the kids, so friendly, they share everything with us parents so we see what activities the kids do & what they have eaten, nappy changes, photos it’s brill. I knew I wanted to send my kids here; I Don’t care for the travel because it’s really an amazing nursery worth travelling to. From the first time you come you are made welcome. The staff have respect for children and parents. Honestly from the bottom of my heart I give this nursery school 5 stars. This nursery is very diverse and cultured, the kids here are more open minded. Each room has a book of the month to focus on; which is brill!, Because it really helps the child to remember and practice, learn new words. Every so often the nursery put out characters from the books around Wavertree Botanic Park which gives us as parents the opportunity to take our kids to the park to find these characters it’s brill. The staff here really do go all out to provide your children with the best education. Also they have chickens which the kids have got to see grow, and hatch. The kids in preschool room have the option to continue to wear there own clothes or wear uniform which is cobalt blue polo shirt and jumper to get them used to school attire. Amazing rooms and great outdoor area. Hmm..What else Its Liverpool its pure magic 5*****. Sorry for long paragraph haha , but honestly I would definitely recommend this nursery to anyone. And that’s coming from a mother who wasn’t going to send my kids to a nursery at all, and viewed over a dozen nurseries and chose this one.

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Laura Parrott
8 years ago

Amazing nursery. Both my children have loved attending botanic lodge. Staff are amazing from baby room to pre school. See for your self go and visit if you want the best for your child this is definitely the place 😊xxx

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Jennifer Sadler
11 years ago

A wonderful nursery, the staff are so friendly and helpful,they work really well with us as the parent showing what new things our children are doing, and learning also they fill in book every session so we feel secure in the knowledge of what they are doing and how our children have spent the day, the times are brilliant, they not only teach children what they need to know they give them tools that they can use for the rest of their life, couldn't be happier.

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Paul Kavanagh
8 years ago

Great Nursery and the staff are brilliant,the atmosphere for the kids is boss,It was always a joy to see all the little kids faces when picking our little lad up

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Inspection history

Date: February 2014

  • July 2025Good
  • October 2019Good
  • February 2014Outstanding

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