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The nursery is clean, open and well ran. There is a great overall atmosphere and has staff with a genuine passion for the job. The staff so love working with the children and this clearly shows. Thank you\n\nReview Ratings: Overall Experience : Excellent\nFacilities / Outside Space : Excellent\nLearning : Excellent\nResources / Equipment / ICT : Excellent\nCare : Excellent\nActivities : Excellent\nStaff : Excellent\nFood / Nutrition : Excellent\nManagement : Excellent\nCleanliness : Excellent\nSafeguarding : Excellent\nValue for Money : Excellent", "datePublished": "2024-07-23T12:09:19.829602Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam Poole" }, "reviewBody": "Great place. My daughter has been going for over 12 months now and can't wait to get out of the car to see everyone. 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Gayton Nursery # Gayton Nursery Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (May 2024) · 5.0 (3 parent reviews) · 10 Brimstage Road, Heswall, WIRRAL, CH60 1XG · Wirral Number of places 84 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected May 2024 Local authority Wirral About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Gayton Nursery, part of Busy Nought to Fives Nurseries, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children from birth to five years old. Established in 1992, the nursery is situated in a purpose-built facility in Heswall, Wirral, with easy access to motorways. They focus on providing a safe and secure setting where children can develop social skills and a love for learning, adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. The curriculum encourages curiosity, creativity, and confidence through play-based activities, supporting cognitive, social, and emotional growth. The nursery boasts spacious and well-equipped indoor and outdoor play areas, which are considered crucial for a child's development. They provide healthy, fresh meals prepared daily by qualified chefs, achieving a 5-star food hygiene rating. The team is dedicated to offering professional care and regular updates on each child's progress, aiming to meet the needs of both children and parents alike. What it's like The manager has developed a broad and ambitious curriculum with a high priority on communication, physical, and personal, social and emotional development. Staff teach children good behaviour and safety rules, helping them become mature, responsible, and thoughtful. Children develop secure relationships with staff, settling quickly and feeling happy and safe. Purpose-built facility Extensive outdoor play areas 5-star food hygiene rating EYFS Framework ## Pricing & funding The nursery offers flexible stretched funding with optional enhanced packages. For funded children, a daily additional expense charge applies to cover food, consumables, and activities. This charge is split into age bands for children under and over three years old. Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs) Good to know - Funded childcare is offered flexibly as an enhanced stretched offer. - Additional daily charges cover food, consumables, and activities for funded hours. ## Key facts Food Healthy mealtimes and snacks provided, made fresh daily by qualified chefs. 5-star food hygiene rating. Opening hours Monday to Friday 7:30am - 6pm Age range Birth to 5 years Term time / All Year All Year ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Gayton Nursery Inspection date May 2024 Inspection no. 10347333 Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50249011)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY378710) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Reveal phone number [ Visit website ](https://www.busy05.co.uk/gayton-nursery) 10 Brimstage Road, Heswall, WIRRAL, CH60 1XG [© Mapbox](https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps) [© OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/) [Improve this map](https://apps.mapbox.com/feedback/?owner=bettersearch&id=cmr0xkm3n001m01shcu7igkjr&access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYmV0dGVyc2VhcmNoIiwiYSI6ImNtcjB4NzVvNDA0ZTkycHF5Z3g3aWNtZWcifQ.h8Ni35tijJSAoESKsGArhg#/-3.07939/53.32545/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near WIRRAL - [Day nurseries in WIRRAL](/search?q=WIRRAL) - [Day nurseries in North West](/search?q=North+West) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=gayton-nursery-ch60-1xg-ey378710) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Gayton Nursery Last inspected 7 May 2024 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 The manager has developed a broad and ambitious curriculum with a high priority on communication, physical, and personal, social and emotional development. Staff teach children good behaviour and safety rules, helping them become mature, responsible, and thoughtful. Children develop secure relationships with staff, settling quickly and feeling happy and safe. Inspector highlights - Children develop maturity and self-esteem and are prepared well for future responsibilities. - Children adore their many opportunities to run, climb, slide, or ride on balance bicycles in the spacious nursery garden. - Babies and other children become strong, confident, and steady on their feet. - Staff deliver the manager's curriculum for mathematics skilfully, helping children learn essential mathematical information. - Children delight in their new findings when making marks with tools outdoors, developing skills for learning to write. Areas to develop - 1 The manager has not checked that staff understand the training they have received, leading to gaps in curriculum delivery by some staff. - 2 The manager has not ensured that staff fully understand how to support babies' learning, resulting in learning activities not well-matched to babies' needs. - 3 The provider should equip staff with greater knowledge and expertise so they deliver the nursery's curriculum for children under two years old more successfully. Inspection #10347333 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50249011) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child Outdoor space Children adore their many opportunities to run, climb and slide, or to ride on the balance bicycles in the spacious nursery garden. Children delight in their new findings, for instance when they have made long lines and squiggles on the ground or on the nursery fence outdoors. ## Parent Reviews of Gayton Nursery 5.0 (3) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKWah08ubHMboZk1DwnDIu53RUuwM5o64MokDnlZNmdwt4xyw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Annie Barnard a year ago Gayton nursery is very welcoming , caring and has exceptionally friendly staff. The nursery is clean, open and well ran. There is a great overall atmosphere and has staff with a genuine passion for the job. The staff so love working with the children and this clearly shows. Thank you Review Ratings: Overall Experience : Excellent Facilities / Outside Space : Excellent Learning : Excellent Resources / Equipment / ICT : Excellent Care : Excellent Activities : Excellent Staff : Excellent Food / Nutrition : Excellent Management : Excellent Cleanliness : Excellent Safeguarding : Excellent Value for Money : Excellent [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNieExxbm5BRRAB!2m1!1s0x487ad83cf1453d5b:0x96e31fc81fdf8b1c) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocItkdtjRlSQ9KgJtgdF7TVPubbs7BWA9hB1bk85h-lmKWBEZQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2) Adam Poole 7 years ago Great place. My daughter has been going for over 12 months now and can't wait to get out of the car to see everyone. The staff are fantastic and in my opinion do go 'the extra mile' as nothing is too much trouble. She is learning so much there whilst having fun I know I'm leaving her in safe hands. 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