Our ethos at Smarties is to create a safe, nurturing environment with a homely feel; where every individual child is encouraged to express themselves with support from our caring and knowledgeable staff, so that they can reach their full potential.
We strive to work closely with parents to meet the needs of all our children as they develop their own abilities. From freshly prepared food to our continuing relationship with nature, you can be safe in the knowledge your child is in loving hands with Smarties.
Our Wraparound Care offers a fun and supportive environment for children of school ages 4 to 11. Running Monday to Friday, we’re here from 7:15–9:00am and 3:25–6:00pm during term time.
We collect children from Great Meols Primary School and provide a range of engaging activities including bowling, park visits, arts and crafts, and games.
A healthy snack is included in the price, ensuring children are happy, energised and well cared for before and after school.
Our ethos at Smarties is to create a safe, nurturing environment with a homely feel; where every individual child is encouraged to express themselves with support from our caring and knowledgeable staff, so that they can reach their full potential.
We strive to work closely with parents to meet the needs of all our children as they develop their own abilities. From freshly prepared food to our continuing relationship with nature, you can be safe in the knowledge your child is in loving hands with Smarties.
Our Wraparound Care offers a fun and supportive environment for children of school ages 4 to 11. Running Monday to Friday, we’re here from 7:15–9:00am and 3:25–6:00pm during term time.
We collect children from Great Meols Primary School and provide a range of engaging activities including bowling, park visits, arts and crafts, and games.
A healthy snack is included in the price, ensuring children are happy, energised and well cared for before and after school.
From our cosy Baby Room to our interactive Toddler and Preschool Rooms, we create spaces where children thrive through play, discovery, and guidance from our dedicated staff.
Younger children benefit from a 1:3 staff ratio, ensuring attentive care and activities tailored to their interests. They enjoy two spacious rooms with role play and messy play areas, plus a large garden set up daily to match their interests. Staff balance independent exploration with Key Person support.
Children within our butterfly room are on a 1 staff to 5 children ratio as the children grow and begin to develop their sense of independence. They have access to three free-flow rooms upstairs—sensory, messy play, and role play—encouraging choice in play and learning.
Our preschool welcomes 3 and 4-year-olds into a fun, nurturing, and educational environment. We support their growth in creativity, communication, social skills, and world understanding, preparing them for the next stage of learning.
Our curriculum is designed to inspire growth, exploration, and meaningful experiences.
We encourage children to develop confidence, independence, and a love for learning through play, outdoor adventures, and creative expression.
By fostering curiosity and a sense of belonging, we help every child thrive in a safe, supportive environment.
At Smarties Nursery, we want to make sure you have all the information you need to feel confident about your child’s care.
Explore our FAQs below for quick answers to common questions—and if there’s anything else you’d like to know, just ask!
This privacy policy sets out how Smarties Nursery & Pre-School uses and protects any information that you give Smarties Nursery & Pre-School when you use this website.
Smarties Nursery & Pre-School is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Smarties Nursery & Pre-School may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 18/09/2025.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
What do we do with the information we gather?
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, in particular for the following reasons:
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Station Approach, Meols, Wirral CH47 8XA.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
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The content of this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, logos, and software, is the property of Smarties Nursery & Pre-School or its content suppliers and is protected by the United Kingdom and international copyright laws.
You may not reproduce, distribute, publish, display, modify, create derivative works from, or exploit in any way the content of this website without the prior written consent of Smarties Nursery & Pre-School.
You may download, print, and store limited copies of the content of this website for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you do not alter or remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.
Any unauthorized use of the content of this website may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, and other laws. Smarties Nursery & Pre-School reserves the right to take legal action against any unauthorised use of the content of this website.
This website, Smarties Nursery & Pre-School, uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and to help us understand how users interact with our site. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
How we use cookies
We use cookies for a variety of purposes, including:
Cookies that we use
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
Managing your cookie preferences
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to accept all cookies, to block certain types of cookies, or to block all cookies. You can also set your browser to alert you when a website tries to set a cookie.
Please note that if you block or delete cookies, some features of our website may not work properly.
For more information about managing your cookie preferences, please refer to the help section of your browser or visit www.aboutcookies.org.
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The Website is intended for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not use the Website for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. You may not use the Website in a way that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website.
The content of the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, logos, and software, is the property of Smarties Nursery & Pre-School or its content suppliers and is protected by the United Kingdom and international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, publish, display, modify, create derivative works from, or exploit in any way the content of the Website without the prior written consent of Smarties Nursery & Pre-School.
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These Terms and your use of the Website will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
This website (the “Website”) is provided by Smarties Nursery & Pre-School on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Smarties Nursery & Pre-School makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the Website or the information, content, materials, or products included on the Website.
Smarties Nursery & Pre-School will not be liable for any errors or omissions in the content of the Website, or for any actions taken in reliance on the information provided on the Website. Smarties Nursery & Pre-School will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of the Website, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.
Smarties Nursery & Pre-School does not warrant that the Website will be available at all times or that the Website or any content will be error-free. [Name of website owner] reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Website or any content at any time without notice.
The content of the Website is provided for general information purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice. You should always seek the advice of a qualified professional before making any decisions based on the information contained on the Website.
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