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Kids Planet Knowsley Safari # Kids Planet Knowsley Safari Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (May 2025) · 5.0 (1 parent reviews) · Knowsley Safari Park, Knowsley Park, Prescot, L34 4AN · Knowsley Number of places 84 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected May 2025 Local authority Knowsley About - About - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## 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. Good Ofsted rating Close key person bonds Safari park visits Effective SEND provision Outdoor learning focus Promotes independence ## Key facts Opening hours 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round Term time / All Year All Year Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Kids Planet Knowsley Safari Last inspected 20 May 2025 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 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. Inspector highlights - Children settle quickly and form close bonds with their key person. - Children benefit from playing outdoors and engaging in activities at the safari park. - Staff use props, small-world figures, and role play to extend children's ideas and interests. - Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, instilling good routines and promoting good manners. - Provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is effective. Areas to develop - 1 ensure that the intent for child-led learning is clear, supports children's interests and helps them to build on what they already know - 2 enhance further the promotion of speech and language by limiting the use of dummies to enable children to respond more easily and use their increasing vocabulary. Inspection #10400338 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50280222) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Kids Planet Knowsley Safari Inspection date May 2025 Inspection no. 10400338 Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50280222)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2750674) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=kids-planet-knowsley-safari-l34-4an-2750674) ## What parents say Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection > Parents are happy with the care their children receive. > They feel the nursery is supportive and accommodating of their needs and those of their children. Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is effective. Staff work closely with other professionals to ensure that any plans are implemented to help children to make progress towards their individual goals. As such, all children make progress, regardless of their needs and abilities. Outdoor space Children benefit from playing outdoors, where staff support them in developing their physical skills on the balancing equipment. Children benefit from visits to the safari park, where they experience the animals in their natural habitats, explore the nature trail and watch the animal shows. The outdoor classroom provides an array of learning, such as growing plants and exploring nature, which promotes children's knowledge of the outdoor environment. ## Parent Reviews of Kids Planet Knowsley Safari 5.0 (1) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKQdyp1TmvnfJzb4jNMGxt_yF8NYa1caTAGWVc27yPJmBZavg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Lucy Butterworth 2 years ago Couldn’t speak more highly about this nursey! My girls absolutely adore going and Lauren & all the staff go above and beyond for family’s! They are amazing! Couldn’t recommend it enough. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN4azlYME53EAE!2m1!1s0x487b1f4677e46b6d:0xa28d24198a30e37c) Reviews from Google for Kids Planet Knowsley Safari. 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