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Dukes and Duchesses

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Aug 2025)
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4.5(23 parent reviews)
·Dukes Terrace, Duke Street, Liverpool, L1 4JS · Liverpool
Number of places
80 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Liverpool

About this day nursery

Dukes and Duchesses Day Nursery is dedicated to fostering a rich learning environment where children are encouraged to explore and grow through play. Established in 2003, the nursery places strong emphasis on collaborative partnerships with parents, recognising the profound impact such relationships have on a child's development and emotional well-being.

They provide a highly trained and professional staff committed to delivering quality learning experiences, ensuring that each child is supported by a key person and a co-key worker. The nursery embraces modern communication through the Famly app, enabling seamless information sharing between staff and parents regarding daily routines, observations, milestones, and celebrations.

What it's like

Children thrive at this exceptionally nurturing and dynamic nursery. Staff are highly trained and wonderful role models with extremely high expectations. They create a vibrant and inviting environment for children to explore and learn.

Ofsted OutstandingPlay-based LearningParent PartnershipsFamly App Communication

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Dukes and Duchesses

Last inspected 29 August 2025 · Amy Wilkinson

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

What it's like to attend

Children thrive at this exceptionally nurturing and dynamic nursery. Staff are highly trained and wonderful role models with extremely high expectations. They create a vibrant and inviting environment for children to explore and learn.

Inspector highlights

  • The nursery is led by highly passionate and inspiring leaders and an extremely well-qualified team.
  • Children develop strong bonds with the dedicated staff.
  • A real strength of the nursery is children engaging in meaningful learning outdoors.
  • Children have remarkable opportunities to learn about different artists.
  • Staff successfully organise an extensive programme of trips across the city and beyond.
Inspection #10407977 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

They collectively state that they value the passion and genuine love thar staff show for their work.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive excellent support. They benefit from strong partnership working with a wide range of early years professionals.

Outdoor space

Children fully immerse themselves in planting and gardening activities, proudly discussing different life cycles, seeds and recalling the process of planting various plants and vegetables. This supports children's awareness of the natural world.

Parent Reviews of Dukes and Duchesses

4.5
(23)
S W
9 months ago

Dukes and Duchesses has been a great nursery for my daughter to learn and grow. I really struggled to find a nursery I felt completely comfortable with until this one. The staff are wonderful and have become like family. My little girl has skipped in with a smile on her face every day for the past two years. We’re sad to be leaving, but she is more than prepped to start school.

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Alex Kang
a year ago

My son has grown up in this nursery for 2 years, leaving good memories with teachers and friends after we moved. I do not know what programs are provided, but he looked forward to playing with friends and saying his teachers' names. If you settle with your babies in Liverpool, go to Duke and Duchesses and check the availability, first.

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Katie Chin
4 years ago

I would highly recommend Dukes and Duchesses nursery. I have great comfort knowing my little boy is in great hands each drop off. Many of the team have worked there for many years and create a family environment within the nursery which is lovely. Each day I receive updates of my child’s activities such as meals, nappy changes and sleeps. We also receive monthly development updates from his key worker which gives us great comfort in the fact he is in great hands and time is being put into his development. The menu published each quarter is unbelievable. Cultures and different food are introduced to my little boy which wouldn’t be at home. When looking for a nursery I did a LOT of research around south Liverpool. I would highly recommend this nursery for the staff and environment alone…

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Kris Corrigan
4 years ago

This Nursery is outstanding, the development from my son from going here has been amazing. The staff are also amazing and treat you like one big family. The Famly app is brilliant and lets us keep updated on his activities. Choosing a nursery is important and Dukes & Duchesses is the best about.

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Tony Saberton
4 years ago

Absolutely the best nursery, the staff are all fantastic, hard working and mindful of what a parent needs for their children and themselves. The management give good clear communication and work with you if anything is needed. Inside the nursery is decorated with lots of fun drawings by the children and also pictures of the staff on the doors so you always know who's working in your child's room. Outside the garden is a real treat for the children with lots of fun and educational things to do. The staff have enough rain suits for all the children so they can go out even when it rains! The kitchen serves out an amazing varied and nutritious menu for lunch and snack times, things I wouldn't dream of attempting to give my son! Even better that he eats it all and tells us about it at home! Since the start of the pandemic the nursery manager and all of the staff have been beyond exemplary in putting the children and their families first, good timely communication and above all understanding. I would recommend this nursery to everybody with a little one they want looked after in the best possible way

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Inspection history

Date: June 2010

  • August 2025Outstanding
  • January 2020Outstanding
  • January 2015Outstanding
  • June 2010Good

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