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Little Dragonfly Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(5 parent reviews) ·Woolton Conservative Club, Belle Vale Road, Liverpool, L25 2PY · Liverpool
Number of places
40 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Liverpool

About this day nursery

Little Dragonfly Nursery, a childcare setting on non-domestic premises in Liverpool, L25 2PY, is registered to care for children aged 0-5 years. 30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

The inspection on 10th June 2025 noted that further improvements have been made to support children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), with staff working closely with external experts and parents to identify needs early and implement support strategies. Children at Little Dragonfly Nursery benefit from a large, well-equipped outdoor area, where they can develop coordination, strong muscles, and physical confidence.

The setting is guided by leadership described as keen to continue improving the quality of education, and they ensure regular communication with parents. While the latest inspection indicated an overall rating of "Requires improvement", the provider is receiving support from the local authority to enhance education quality and curriculum planning, demonstrating a commitment to continuous development.

Our ethos

Little Dragonfly Nursery embraces a progressive and holistic early childhood education philosophy, fostering self-awareness and understanding of the world through diverse indoor and outdoor experiences. They aim to ignite a lifelong love for learning by incorporating unique programmes like vegetable and fruit growing to promote healthy eating habits, preparing children for their transition to school.

What it's like

The provider has made some improvements since the previous inspection, ensuring leaders and staff have attended training about desired knowledge for children. However, some staff lack a secure understanding of how to deliver the new curriculum consistently and how children learn, leading to activities not effectively building on previous learning, which negatively impacts children's progress and attitudes.

Requires improvementOutdoor playSEND supportGood communicationCurious childrenLanguage development

Pricing & funding

Holiday club sessions run from 7:30am to 6:00pm during October half term, Easter, May half term, and the summer holidays. Places are charged per session on a first-come, first-served basis.

Funding accepted

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

Good to know

  • Holiday club operates during October half term, Easter, May half term, and the summer holidays.
  • Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am-6:00pm Monday-Friday (Holiday Club)

Age range

Birth to preschool

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
—
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Dragonfly Nursery

Last inspected 26 March 2026 · Andrea Vaughan

Safeguarding effective

Actions the provider must take

  • Rigorously check and monitor how staff deliver the newly devised curriculum to help ensure a consistently good impact on children's learning by 12/08/2025.
  • Ensure that staff training and professional development are focused on developing a secure knowledge of how children learn by 12/08/2025.

What it's like to attend

The provider has made some improvements since the previous inspection, ensuring leaders and staff have attended training about desired knowledge for children. However, some staff lack a secure understanding of how to deliver the new curriculum consistently and how children learn, leading to activities not effectively building on previous learning, which negatively impacts children's progress and attitudes.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider is receiving support from the local authority to evaluate the quality of education and curriculum planning.
  • The provider and leaders are keen to continue to improve the quality of education for children.
  • Children are generally curious and enjoy playing and learning.
  • Mostly, staff support children's language development well, using visual routine cards to help children with communication delays.
  • The provider ensures that parents receive regular communications, including valuable suggestions for home learning.
  • Leaders make effective use of additional funding, purchasing resources to support children's sensory needs, physical development and emotional regulation.
  • Staff support children to understand about being healthy, encouraging them to create shopping lists of fruits.
  • Arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture that puts children's interests first.

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider must rigorously check and monitor how staff deliver the newly devised curriculum to help ensure a consistently good impact on children's learning.
  • 2The provider must ensure that staff training and professional development are focused on developing a secure knowledge of how children learn.
  • 3The provider should improve understanding of how children learn language to support their growing vocabulary.
Inspection #10381288 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Further improvements have been made to the arrangements for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) since the previous inspection, with additional support secured. Staff work closely with external experts to identify children's needs early and collaborate with parents to determine the best support strategies.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy playing in the nursery's large, well-equipped outdoor area. They develop good coordination, strong muscles and confidence in their physical ability through this.

Parent Reviews of Little Dragonfly Nursery

5.0
(5)
ben anderson
a year ago

We put our little boy into Little Dragonfly a few days a week over the summer. He loved it and the staff where amazing. They made him feel right at home and was settled in after a few minutes. The holiday times are perfect for anyone working 9-5. I would recommend to anyone

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una mccreesh
9 months ago

Love our nursery, staff are so lovely and accommodating and can tell they actually care about my little girl xx

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Hanna
a month ago

My toddler started here in November 2025 and she is thriving. She gets lots of outdoor play, engaging activities and storytime. The staff were incredibly supportive with potty training and they do a lot for the kids, throwing Christmas and Easter parties and going on fun little trips with the children. My child is always handed over with clean clothes on, and they let me know how her day has been, what she's had to eat and what she's been up to. They do stay and play sessions so you can get to see what they like to do and how they are with their friends and the staff. It's only a small nursery so you get to know all the staff and they know my child really well. I have other children who have been to bigger nurseries and this one is the best by far. The staff are easy to reach out to if you have any concerns, and they're always available to talk. When I first reached out to try and find local childcare, this was the only nursery that wasn't funny with me about the hours required. Some tried to upsell, telling me she could struggle if she didn't have full days. Laura (Manager) of Little Dragonflies on the other hand was really approachable, and this nursery was happy to do sessional childcare, and they do a great job.

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Inspection history

Date: December 2024

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Requires improvement). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • July 2025Requires improvement
  • June 2025Requires improvement
  • January 2025Inadequate
  • December 2024Inadequate

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