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Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Halton Lodge Children's Centre, Grangeway, Runcorn WA7 5LU
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The nursery setting is lovely, colourful and welcoming, and I could not rate the staff more highly.Joanne C(Mother of Child)
Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery, Runcorn
My little boy loves to go to nursery, he always comes home exhausted after such a fun-filled dayVicky M(Mother of Child)
Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery, Runcorn
The staff are fantastic with the children and keep them well engagedJoe C(Father of Child)
Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery, Runcorn

Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery is located in Halton, Runcorn, and is run by a well-qualified, kind and caring team who make the most of indoor and outdoor learning environments in order to support positive early years learning.

The nursery offers 56 Ofsted registered places for children aged from birth to five years and all professionals are trained to pursue key Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) objectives.

In a healthy and secure environment, children...  

Funding & Fees

Babies Full Day session £48.00
Babies AM/PM session £29.00
Toddler full day session £42.00
Toddler AM/PM £26.00
Preschool Full day £40.00

Preschool AM/PM £25.00

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Joanne Burke (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Registered Charity Number

  • 1096526

Total Places for Children

  • 56

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
  • Tuesday 08:00-18:00
  • Wednesday 08:00-18:00
  • Thursday 08:00-18:00
  • Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery Reviews (73)

9.9

Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.852) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery has 73 reviews.

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Review from Carol B (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Website
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Just wanted to give all the team a big Thank you for making our LB so welcome in to your your lovely ladybirds family . it has been a massive and different transition for us as a family and we didn't know what to expect moving from his childminder he had been with since 6 months old ,but we did know it was time and he was more that ready for a preschool setting , The environment is just perfect , warm ,welcoming and a great classroom setting for getting kids ready for starting school .The team have made it so easy and smooth to transition him. Offering lots of kindness and patience ,we've felt so at ease leaving our little pride and joy with you and its says it all when your LB is coming home after a fun filled day telling us how much of a nice day he's had with his new little friends . We just wish we would have done it sooner , you all so deserve a 10 on your reviews , for all your hardwork & care you give to these precious little ones . Love from Mum & Dad

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. We truly appreciate your kind words and are so pleased to hear that you and your child have had a positive experience with us.

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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2026 Submitted via Website
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The whole setting itself is great, key worker and other members of staff are fantastic with children in a setting which is comfortable and welcoming. My child has come on so much since he started and as a mum this really is reassuring. Best choice I made putting him in here :)

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review; it truly means a great deal to us. We are delighted to hear that you find our setting comfortable and welcoming, and that your child has made significant progress since joining us.

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Review from D S (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2026 Submitted via Website
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My Daughter Layla has enjoyed going to Nursery for the last few weeks and she come home very happy and excited to do new things and she is a great little girl who is love to learn new skills like helping her sister playing together. I would like to a big thanks for all of us

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review of our nursery, we are so happy your daughter has settled in well with us.

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Review from H H (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2026 Submitted via Website
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Both my kids absolutely adore it at this nursery, and get excited to get ready, pack their bags and leave. Since being here, both kids have been welcomed with open arms, and have gotten close to their teachers who they adore. Often saying "(this teachers name) will love my pants! Or my top!". The staff show amazing respect, boundaries and affection to the children, and you can easily tell they're all considered a big ladybird family,

Staff have helped my girl overcome some speech struggles, encouraged counting when she was confused and encouraged her to use the toilet. Can't recommend this nursery enough!

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for your wonderful review. We take great pride in your kind words about our nursery and our team, and we are delighted that you think of us as your Ladybirds Family for your children.

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Review from Lauren T (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2026 Submitted via Website
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Lady Birds Nursery is absolutely wonderful. The staff are incredibly caring, compassionate, and supportive, and I honestly couldn't be happier with the care my son receives.
My son only started in January, but the difference has been amazing. We had a lot of issues trying to settle him into other nurseries as he is very attached to me, and it was such a difficult experience. From the very beginning, Lady Birds Nursery understood our situation and worked patiently and lovingly to help him settle.
Now, he's excited to go to nursery and comes home happily telling me all about his day, which means everything to me as a parent.

A special thank you to Olivia and Nicole - they have been absolutely amazing, and I truly can't thank them enough for everything they've done. I would highly recommend Lady Birds Nursery to any parent.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you very much for such a wonderful review, we are so glad to hear that you are happy with the way your child has settled in with us and that our team has been so supportive.

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Review from Diane T (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2025 Submitted via Website
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As my daughter prepares to start school in September, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to the incredible team at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery. From the very beginning, the staff have been nothing short of fantastic-kind, nurturing, and dedicated to creating a warm and supportive environment. She has absolutely loved her time here, growing in confidence, making friends, and learning so much along the way. The care and attention given by the team have been outstanding, and I always felt reassured knowing she was in the best hands. We will be sad to say goodbye, but I'm forever grateful for the wonderful start Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery has given to her. A huge thank you to all the amazing staff-you've made such a difference in her early years! I highly recommend Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

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Review from Ellen M (Mother of Child) published on 23 June 2025 Submitted via Website
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My child has been at this nursery since September 2024 and is thriving in all aspects! The staff are amazing and go above and beyond for the children. My child has built amazing bonds with the staff and speaks very fondly of them! I would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from M G (Mother of Child) published on 17 June 2025 Submitted via Website
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I would highly recommend this nursery, the staff are trained to excellent standard and have helped my son come on leaps and bounds. The staff are also very friendly and welcoming. I will be sad when my son leaves for school but looking forward to my daughter coming to this wonderful nursery.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review of our nursery and for your kind words about our staff team. We really appreciate the feedback.

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Review from Vanessa D (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2025 Submitted via Website
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My boy is in his final few months attending Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery as he is ready for big school, and I can't thank the staff enough for their dedication, commitment and support towards my boy. He has been a huge part of this nursery family and has thrived and learnt so much over his journey there. The staff are amazing in every aspect of his learning. They do such an outstanding job with every child in their care. I'll be sad to leave them in the summer. They are an amazing team, and forever grateful to each and every one of them. Thank you Ladybirds.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for the lovely review. It has genuinely been our pleasure to care for him since he was a baby. He has grown tremendously during his time with us, both in size and development. The team truly appreciates your kind words.

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Review from D B (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2025 Submitted via Website
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Ladybirds is such a wonderful nursery, the management team and staff always go above and beyond for the children and their days are always filled with fun activities. My children always look forward to going in and come home happy. The only improvement would be for the meal provision. We provide a lunchbox for lunch and often the evening meal is just a light snack like cheese on toast. Wondering if this is something that is going to be looked at in the near future. Everything else is 5-star.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you very much for your kind review. We take great pride in our team and their commitment to making learning enjoyable for the children every day. Currently, we do not have the facilities to offer a full hot meal for the children, but we are exploring new ways to provide nutritious and tasty menus for tea time.

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Review from Emma L (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2025 Submitted via Website
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Where do I start. The best nursery in Runcorn. All the staff are fun, welcoming, kind, caring and treat our kids like their own. The love and care we see on a daily basis is beyond what any parent could wish for. Knowing are children are safe and looked after is half the battle, at Ladybirds you don't have to worry about that! Every day is fun day! Couldn't recommend them enough!

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you so much for such kind words about what we provide at our nursery, we are very proud to hear this feedback.

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Review from J H (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2024 Submitted via Website
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We're so glad we picked Ladybirds. After looking at several nurseries, I knew Ladybirds was the one for us, baby room sold it for me. I loved that we could have multiple settling-in sessions until everyone was comfortable with my child being in their care for a full day, it made it so much easier for me.
I've loved seeing the learning journey in pre school room, delving into a topic/subject and building knowledge around it.

The staff and management are an absolute credit to the nursery. They genuinely care and support my child.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you very much for your lovely review. We are so pleased that your experience with us was so positive.

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Review from C L (Father of Child) published on 18 July 2024 Submitted via Website
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Absolutely fantastic nursery. All the staff are so invested in each and every one of the children. Both of mine enjoyed every day there, never had any complaints. Sad to see my daughter leave this year, thank you for everything.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for this wonderful review for our nursery we really appreciate your kind words. It has been our pleasure caring for both of your children.

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Review from Stacie S (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2024 Submitted via Website
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Absolutely amazing, my son went, my daughter went and my youngest daughter will be starting at Easter. Couldn't have chosen a better setting. Everyone's always on hand to help, to listen and to go out there way for the children.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased you and your children have enjoyed being part of our Ladybirds family.

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Review from K C (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2024 Submitted via Website
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My daughter came to this nursery after a bad experience from a previous. My daughter has loved coming to this nursery and the staff have been amazing. I honestly can't say a bad word from drop off to pick up my child has always been happy and can't wait to get in or return. I can't thank the nursery enough. I will miss it and would definitely recommend this nursery.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for leaving us this review we are so happy that you and your child have had such a good experience at our nursery.

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Review from Kiera N (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2024 Submitted via Website
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From the age of 9 months, my little boy had been in a nursery local to a town we used to live. Just before September 2023, my son moved to Ladybirds Nursery. Within days he was so comfortable in his new environment.
The amazing staff have fed his little imagination with the most wonderful stories and experiences, which he has such joy in telling me about at home time.
The best nursery I could have ever put my child in. Would 1000 percent recommend it to anybody looking for a local nursery.

Caring and devoted staff, always putting all their effort into making the nursery a fabulous place for the children.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you so much for your wonderful review, we are so pleased that your child is enjoying his time with us at Ladybirds and that you are happy with what we provide at our nursery.

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Review from Danielle R (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2024 Submitted via Website
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This nursery is outstanding, my little girl absolutely loves it here and has come on so much since attending Ladybirds Nursery, she was a preemie baby so I was scared of her being behind but the staff's teamwork and support has ensured that my child is up to speed with the rest of the children and isn’t being left out or made to feel different. She absolutely loves it there, staff are so friendly and welcoming and the nursery in general is a clean calm environment, making me feel secure and a sense of relief when drooping her off as I know she is safe and well looked after, can’t praise this nursery enough!

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you so much for such an amazing review, we are so proud of what our team provide and how they strive to make our nursery a perfect place to learn and grow for your daughter and all of her friends.

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Review from Rebecca D (Mother of Child) published on 14 November 2023 Submitted via Website
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My daughter is in the preschool room and absolutely loves it, she goes in every day so happy to be there, when she’s not in nursery she’s counting down the days to when she is back in. When I pick her up she says she’s had the best day ever, she’s come on so much with her speech and things since attending this nursery. All the staff are so lovely and welcoming and go above and beyond, my little boy is also in the baby room sometimes and again couldn’t thank the staff enough, very loving and caring towards my little boy and also make sure he’s okay when he gets upset because he’s not with me. Lovely environment and lots to do for the children.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you very much for such a lovely review. We are glad both of your children enjoy their time with us at Ladybirds.

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Review from Courtney C (Mother of Child) published on 31 August 2023 Submitted via Website
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This is my second time around with my child going from toddlers to preschool in this setting done, and both times I could not thank the staff enough for how amazing they have been with my children. My two children are completely different, one outgoing very loud and quite difficult, the other quite shy, social but only on their ques, after coming here they both were and are ready for school. Amazing nursery, amazing staff and incredibly friendly too. Thank you for everything you have all done for my children.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you for this lovely review, it is so nice to hear such good feedback.

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Review from R M (Mother of Child) published on 25 August 2023 Submitted via Website
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My son has been attending Ladybirds since he was 1.5 years old; he's now 2.5 and absolutely loves it. He has learned so much with the support of the staff. All the staff are lovely, friendly and helpful, and the children love them. The rooms are great, and the staff change the themes every few weeks so the children have something new and fresh to learn about. They get plenty of fruit and veg at snack time, which I love, and it's helped my son explore foods, and now he is not a fussy eater.

Reply from Joanne Burke, Manager at Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

Thank you so much for your review; we are so pleased to hear that you are so happy with what we provide for your son at our nursery. We are happy that we have been able to help him explore new foods at snacktimes with us too.

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Awards / Recognitions (3)

  • Recipient: Early Years AllianceDate: Thursday 28 Mar 2024
  • Recipient: Early Years AllianceDate: Friday 28 Apr 2023
  • Recipient: Early Years AllianceDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020

Meet the Team (17)

Joanne Job Title: Early Years Manager Joined: 2005
Joanne

Level 5 NVQ Childcare

Shannon Job Title: Early Years Assistant Manager Joined: 2012
Shannon

Level 3 Diploma Childcare

Julie Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 1999
Julie

Level 4 NVQ Childcare

Lorraine Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2006
Lorraine

Level 4 NVQ Childcare

Kim Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 1999
Kim

Level 3 Diploma in Childcare

Kerry Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2006
Kerry

Level 3 Childcare Diploma

Nicole Job Title: Lead Early Years Educator Joined: 2017
Nicole

Level 2 NVQ Childcare

Leanne Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2017
Leanne

Level 2 NVQ Childcare

Steven Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2011
Steven

Level 3 NVQ Childcare

Laura Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2008
Laura

Level 3 Childcare Diploma

Lynn Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2010
Lynn

Level 2 childcare NVQ

Roxanne Job Title: Flexible Early Years Assistant Joined: 2022
Roxanne

Flexible assistant

Rebecca Job Title: Flexible Early Years Asisstant Joined: 2023
Rebecca

Unqualified

Nicoll Job Title: Early Years Educator Joined: 2023
Nicoll

NVQ level 2

Kelly Job Title: Flexible Early Years Asisstant Joined: 2023
Kelly

Unqualified

Leanne Job Title: Flexible Early Years Asisstant Joined: 2023
Leanne

Unqualified

Samantha Job Title: Nursery Cleaner Joined: 2024
Samantha

NVQ level 3

Frequently Asked Questions about Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery accepts?

Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery Open?

Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

How many Children does Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery have capacity for?

Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery has capacity for a total of 56 Children.

How far is Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery to the centre of Runcorn?

1.1 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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