Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 8am–6pm, for 51 weeks a year
Rotunda Nursery in Liverpool (L5 2QA)
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2024)
Number of places
18 places
Age range
3–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Liverpool
About this day nursery
Rotunda Nursery, located in Kirkdale, Liverpool, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 12 months and above. With capacity for 29 children across its Toddler Room and Preschool Room, the nursery focuses on fostering confidence, curiosity, and independence through a child-led approach.
A significant aspect of the learning experience is connecting with nature, with facilities such as a forest school area, kitchen garden, and digging zone. Outdoor play is encouraged in all seasons, and wellbeing garden sessions incorporate yoga, campfires, and celebrations.
The curriculum prioritises personal, social, and emotional development, language and communication, early literacy and numeracy, independence, and creativity. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm, for 51 weeks a year, offering flexible full-day and half-day options, including funded hours.
Rotunda Nursery is guided by core values of Respect, Opportunity, Trust, Understanding, Non-judgementalism, Diversity, and Positivity.
Our ethos
Rotunda Nursery champions a child-led approach, fostering confidence, curiosity, and independence. They prioritise personal, social and emotional development, and believe in connecting children with nature through facilities like a forest school area and garden. Their core values are Respect, Opportunity, Trust, Understanding, Non-judgementalism, Diversity, and Positivity.
What it's like
The nursery manager and staff provide a nurturing environment that helps children to settle quickly. The relationship between children and staff is a strength of the nursery, helping children to feel safe, secure and ready to learn. The curriculum offers many opportunities for children to learn about their community and the wider world, including support activities like the 'community pantry'.
Nature-based learningForest SchoolFlexible hoursAffordable careChild-led approach
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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 →Key facts
Age range
12 months and above
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full-day, Half-day
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Rotunda Nursery
Last inspected 8 April 2024
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 nursery manager and staff provide a nurturing environment that helps children to settle quickly. The relationship between children and staff is a strength of the nursery, helping children to feel safe, secure and ready to learn. The curriculum offers many opportunities for children to learn about their community and the wider world, including support activities like the 'community pantry'.
Inspector highlights
- The nursery manager and staff have a good insight into how children learn and build a well-designed curriculum tailored to individual needs.
- Staff provide many opportunities for children to learn about nature, growth, and life cycles, deepening their understanding.
- Mathematics is skilfully interwoven through activities, helping children develop an early understanding of mathematical concepts.
- The support in place for children with SEND is excellent, ensuring they get the support needed and make optimum progress.
- Partnerships with parents have a positive impact on children's learning, with parents feeling involved in their child's education.
Areas to develop
- 1ensure that children hear the correct pronunciation of words to support their ongoing language development.
Inspection #10332983 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The nursery manager and staff tailor the curriculum to meet the individual needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The support in place for children with SEND is excellent, with staff understanding the importance of early identification, intervention, and working with external agencies. Additional funding is carefully spent on resources to ensure children with SEND make optimum progress and flourish at the nursery.
Outdoor space
Staff provide experiences for children that they may not get at home, such as opportunities for fresh air and physical activity for children without a garden. Children enjoy spending time building dens and completing obstacles in the nursery forest school, benefiting from many opportunities to develop their small and large muscles.
Inspection history
Date: April 2024
- May 2024Good
- April 2024Good
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