Kids Planet Knowsley Safari

About this day nursery

Kids Planet Knowsley Safari, inspected by Ofsted on 20 May 2025 and rated 'Good', provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years old. The nursery operates year-round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, offering a consistent and reliable schedule for families.

Children at Kids Planet Knowsley Safari settle quickly, forming strong bonds with their key person. The nursery particularly excels in its outdoor learning provision, with children benefiting from extensive outdoor play, including visits to the safari park where they can experience animals in their natural habitats, explore a nature trail, and watch animal shows.

An outdoor classroom further enhances learning by allowing children to grow plants and explore nature. This focus on the outdoors helps children to develop physical skills, curiosity, and knowledge of their environment.

The nursery effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with other professionals to ensure individual goals are met and all children make progress. Staff use creative methods like props, small-world figures, and role play to extend children's interests and ideas, fostering imaginative play and learning.

Through activities such as a 'cooking club' where children make milkshakes and pizzas, and encouraging voting for stories at circle time, children learn about independence, good routines, and democracy. Parents have expressed satisfaction with the care their children receive, highlighting the nursery's supportive and accommodating approach.

What it's like

Children settle quickly and form close bonds with their key person. They benefit from playing outdoors and engaging in activities at the safari park, exploring nature and developing physical skills. Staff use props, small-world figures, and role play to extend children's ideas and interests.