Ashbourne Day Nursery Bootle

Ashbourne Day Nursery Bootle received a Good rating across all areas in its first OFSTED inspection (November 2024). The report used the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership & Management), all graded Good. These have been mapped to the November 2025 7-area framework as follows: Quality of Education maps to Curriculum and Teaching (Good, 75); Behaviour & Attitudes maps to Behaviour, Attitudes and Establishing Routines (Good, 75); Personal Development maps to Inclusion (Good, 72) and Children's Welfare and Well-being (Good, 75); Leadership & Management maps to Leadership and Governance (Good, 75). Achievement and Children's Welfare and Well-being are inferred as Good (72-75) based on inspector observations of child progress and emotional well-being. The nursery demonstrates significant strengths in emotional well-being, SEND support, language development, and community engagement. The single area for improvement identified by the inspector concerns inconsistent embedding of communication strategies (visual symbols, sign language) across staff and routines, which impacts transitions and children's understanding of expectations. Safeguarding is Met with an open, positive culture prioritising children's interests.