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Little Gems Nursery and After School Club # Little Gems Nursery and After School Club Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Jan 2025) · 5.0 (2 parent reviews) · Ravenscroft Primary School, Ebony Way, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT · Knowsley Number of places 36 places Age range 1–4 yrs Last inspected Jan 2025 Local authority Knowsley 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 Little Gems Nursery, part of Maryvale Nurseries, offers a child-centred curriculum for children from birth to five years old, operating out of Ravenscroft School in Kirkby. The nursery is committed to providing essential learning and development experiences based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. They aim to make children feel at home, relaxed, and ready to learn through play. Each child is valued as an individual and assigned a dedicated key carer, ensuring personalised learning experiences and supporting their emotional well-being. The nursery boasts dedicated rooms for various age groups and a large outdoor space for daily exploration. Little Gems is open 51 weeks a year, closing only between Christmas and New Year, offering flexibility to parents. The nursery also employs a dedicated cook, Uncle John, who prepares delicious meals for the children. They emphasise strong partnerships with parents and carers, encouraging them to stay and help their child settle in if needed. The staff, all highly qualified and friendly, are focused on implementing the EYFS framework. Our ethos Little Gems Nursery is committed to providing a child-centred curriculum based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, aiming for children to feel relaxed and ready to learn through play. They emphasise valuing each child as an individual with a dedicated key carer to support personalised learning and emotional well-being. The nursery aims to foster strong partnerships with parents and carers, creating a home-like environment. What it's like Staff build good relationships with children and support their emotional well-being, helping them to feel safe and secure. They observe children's interests and incorporate them into play, providing praise and encouragement, which makes children keen to participate in activities. Child-led curriculum Dedicated key carers Large outdoor space Open 51 weeks a year On-site cook ## Pricing & funding Pricing on request This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability. [Request pricing →](https://maryvalenurseries.co.uk/contact-us/) ## Key facts Opening hours Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 6:00pm Age range Birth to 5 years old Term time / All Year All Year Food Nursery cook provides meals Staff 12 Established 2007 Waitlist 46 registration spaces ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Little Gems Nursery and After School Club Inspection date Jan 2025 Inspection no. 10368273 Lead inspector Joanne Ryan Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50267896)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY345926) 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 Contact Nursery [ Visit website ](https://maryvalenurseries.co.uk/our-nurseries/little-gems/) Ravenscroft Primary School, Ebony Way, LIVERPOOL, L33 1XT [© 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#/-2.88656/53.49522/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near LIVERPOOL - [Day nurseries in LIVERPOOL](/search?q=LIVERPOOL) - [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=little-gems-nursery-and-after-school-club-l33-1xt-ey345926) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Little Gems Nursery and After School Club Last inspected 8 January 2025 · Joanne Ryan 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 Staff build good relationships with children and support their emotional well-being, helping them to feel safe and secure. They observe children's interests and incorporate them into play, providing praise and encouragement, which makes children keen to participate in activities. Inspector highlights - Staff build good relationships with children to support their emotional well-being. - Children who speak English as an additional language are supported well, and staff use key words in their first languages. - Leaders and staff carefully consider what they want children to learn and sequence the curriculum effectively. - Staff establish a secure educational programme to extend children's physical skills. - Staff implement a good curriculum to enhance children's personal, social and emotional development. Areas to develop - 1 arrange daily routines and environments more effectively to help all children know what is expected of them at all times - 2 strengthen staff's skills to engage children more and enhance their learning further. Inspection #10368273 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50267896) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Staff identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and provide appropriate support so that all children can achieve good outcomes. Outdoor space Outdoors, older children can jump and make things out of crates. This helps children to gain control of their bodies and to move with agility. EAL / language support Children who speak English as an additional language are supported well. Staff find out key words in children's first languages and use these for familiarity with children. Staff assess children's communication and language stage of development and focus carefully on the areas they require further support in. Children make good progress in their understanding, listening and speaking. ## Parent Reviews of Little Gems Nursery and After School Club 5.0 (2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXw9N9CX2l8zJQMfNBQa_ZzGZ_tmjdJRK6qckFNiRsRpa_vsCU=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Georgina Johnston 2 years ago Love this nursery my grandson goes here and he loves it! staff are excellent and friendly and children always have something to do xx [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNwN3J1Zk13EAE!2m1!1s0x487b187aad13105b:0x33e72c00e15c362a) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJo1v8Z_al4wIO8x6tKDxi6LWYo9PejisGBk5L8dNFmeqg3gQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) claire mclellan 6 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNzOThyWndnRRAB!2m1!1s0x487b187aad13105b:0x33e72c00e15c362a) Reviews from Google for Little Gems Nursery and After School Club. 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