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Daisy Chain

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
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5.0(1 parent reviews)
·Heathcote Road, Walton, Liverpool, L4 6XB · Liverpool
Number of places
62 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Liverpool

About this day nursery

Daisy Chain Day Nursery, a family-run establishment, offers quality childcare across Liverpool with settings in Walton and Bebington. The nursery focuses on fostering confident, critical thinkers with a lifelong appreciation for health and well-being, achieved through diverse activities such as reading, creating, exploring, and learning.

Each location provides stimulating indoor and outdoor environments. The Bebington setting, specifically, boasts experienced management with degree-led practice and a variety of facilities.

Care is structured across different rooms: the Little Blossom Room for babies and children under two, where resources are child-level and regularly rotated to reflect interests; the Sunflower Room for two to three-year-olds, focusing on language development, toilet training, and introducing basic academic areas like Maths and Literacy, while also offering outdoor play year-round; and the Bluebell Nursery Room for three to five-year-olds, which prepares children for school through academic activities and promoting independent skills. The nursery encourages diversity and offers extensive outdoor play opportunities, providing wet suits for all children regardless of weather.

They are committed to children's individual learning levels and interests, promoting curiosity through various resources.

Our ethos

We encourage all of our children to learn about each other and tell others about themselves to promote equality and diversity within the community. We promote curiosity through offering a wide range of loose parts and fascination opportunities based on the children’s individual learning levels and interests. Outdoor play is an important part of what we offer at Daisy Chain and we provide stimulating and exciting play opportunities outside in all seasons regardless of the weather.

What it's like

Staff create a welcoming and nurturing environment for children, who are happy and enjoy their time here. Staff form caring and positive bonds, helping children settle quickly and responding appropriately to their needs. Children behave well, learn to take turns, and are supported in developing their independence.

Family-run nurseryFocus on critical thinking and well-beingExtensive outdoor playDiversity and equality promoted

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around funded and paid hours, with paid hours including all additional services. For funded hours, voluntary contributions are requested to cover enhanced provision for full days or half-day sessions. A refundable deposit is required to secure a booking.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • A deposit is required to guarantee a place, which is refunded from the first invoice.
  • Deposits are not charged for funded 2-year-old places.
  • Deposits are non-refundable if the booked place is not taken up.
  • Additional service charges only apply to funded hours; paid hours include all extras.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon to Fri: 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Daisy Chain

Last inspected 31 January 2024 · Olivia Barnes

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

Staff create a welcoming and nurturing environment for children, who are happy and enjoy their time here. Staff form caring and positive bonds, helping children settle quickly and responding appropriately to their needs. Children behave well, learn to take turns, and are supported in developing their independence.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are professional and dedicated to providing the best outcomes for all children.
  • Communication and language development is a strength of the nursery.
  • The special educational needs coordinator (SENDCo) makes timely referrals to a range of agencies and works collaboratively with families and professionals.
  • Staff promote a healthy lifestyle, teaching children about oral hygiene and nutrition.
  • Parent partnerships are strong, with regular updates and activities to support learning at home.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the curriculum planning for outdoor play and experiences to provide further learning opportunities
  • 2support staff to develop the curriculum further to ensure group activities are well-sequenced and build upon children's prior learning at all times.
Inspection #10317127 · 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 coordinator (SENDCo) makes timely referrals to a range of agencies and works collaboratively with families and professionals to implement detailed plans and interventions. Additional funding is used well to target areas where children need support, and children with SEND are well supported.

Outdoor space

Toddlers use paint rollers and water to make marks up and down the outdoor walls. Children enjoy using the outside areas and run around playing games with their friends. However, the curriculum is not always planned as well for the outdoor learning environment as it is for the inside environment.

EAL / language support

Staff promote diversity well. They learn key words in children's home languages to support those children who speak English as an additional language. Parents are invited into the nursery to share information about their culture with children.

Parent Reviews of Daisy Chain

5.0
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Inspection history

Date: May 2018

  • January 2024Good
  • May 2018Good

Frequently asked about Daisy Chain

About the setting

Daisy Chain registered in 2016. The setting employs 15 members of childcare staff, with 12 holding an appropriate early years qualification at level 2 or above. It is open from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY500240
Registered person
Daisy Chain Nursery Walton Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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