We found eleven Merseyside dog daycare centres we could verify: each has its own website, a Google Maps listing and a licence we could see, either on a council’s published list or quoted by number on the centre’s own site. We haven’t visited any of them. Daycare is a licensed activity, so ask to see the licence before you book, and treat this as a shortlist to meet.
Daycare centres with a website, a licence we could see and a Google Maps listing
Tails In The City
★★★★★ 4.6 · 228 Google reviews
Liverpool (L8)
Licence: its website shows “LCC/AAL05” and says Liverpool City Council rates its daycare 5 out of 5. Liverpool City Council’s licensed operators list (undated, no expiry dates) shows Tails in the City at L8 under dog day care, 5 star, with the number LCC/ABO0005, which differs from the number on its website, so ask which is current
Daycare Monday to Friday 7.30am to 6pm, weekends by arrangement, per its website. Two-hour slot £15, half day £24.50, full day £30 for one dog, per its website
Website · View on Google Maps
Precious Paws Premium Doggy Day Care
★★★★★ 5.0 · 164 Google reviews
Speke, Liverpool (L24)
Licence: its website shows “LCC/AAL024” and a 5 star rating from Liverpool City Council. Liverpool City Council’s licensed operators list shows Precious Paws at L24 under dog day care as AAL24, 5 star. The list is undated and shows no expiry dates
No hours or prices on the page we read
Website · View on Google Maps
The Pawfect Retreat
★★★★★ 4.7 · 159 Google reviews
Hightown, Liverpool (L38)
Licence: its website shows “MA032823” from Sefton Council and says it holds 4 stars, awarded in 2019. We couldn’t read Sefton’s register to cross-check it, so ask when it expires. Its site mentions day boarding and doggy daycare in its licensing text but doesn’t describe the daycare, so ask what it offers
Viewings on Saturdays or Sundays only, per its website. No hours or prices shown
Website · View on Google Maps
Faye’s Doggy Boutique
★★★★★ 4.9 · 77 Google reviews
Liverpool (L19)
Licence: Liverpool City Council’s licensed operators list shows Faye’s Doggy Boutique at L19 under dog day care, LCC/AAL44, 5 star, undated and with no expiry date. Its website showed only a security check page to our tools, so we couldn’t read what it says about its licence
No hours or prices seen
Website · View on Google Maps
Yappy Days Dog Day Care
★★★★★ 4.9 · 74 Google reviews
Fazakerley, Liverpool (L9)
Licence: its website shows “LCC/AAL023” and says it is registered and licensed by Liverpool City Council. Liverpool City Council’s licensed operators list shows Yappy Days under dog day care as LCC/AAL023, 5 star, but with the postcode L19 rather than the L9 on its website, so ask the council to confirm the address. The list is undated and shows no expiry dates
Monday to Friday 7am to 5.30pm, per its website. Prices are on a separate page we didn’t read
Website · View on Google Maps
Windle Wonder Touch Doggy Daycare
★★★★★ 4.7 · 70 Google reviews
St Helens (WA10)
Licence: its website shows “Licence No. DDC0001”, says it is licensed by St Helens Council and cites “the highest 5* score possible for Dog Day Cares”. We found no St Helens public register to cross-check it. Ask when it expires
Hours on its page are labelled office and assessments (Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm), so ask for the daycare hours. No prices shown
Website · View on Google Maps
Woof Wonderland
★★★★★ 4.9 · 52 Google reviews
Liverpool (L3)
Licence: its website shows no licence number. Liverpool City Council’s licensed operators list shows Woof Wonderland at L3 under dog day care, LCC/AAL50, 5 star, undated and with no expiry date
Open 7am to 6.30pm, per its website. No prices shown
Website · View on Google Maps
Happy Hounds Pet Care
★★★★★ 4.9 · 51 Google reviews
Moreton, Wirral (CH46)
Licence: its website shows “WK/202102278” and says “Licenced by Wirral Council”. Wirral doesn’t publish a list of animal activity licences, so we couldn’t cross-check it. Ask when it expires
Dog day care and weekend daycare, per its website. No hours or prices shown
Website · View on Google Maps
PetWise Doggy Day Care Centre
★★★★★ 5.0 · 38 Google reviews
Moreton, Wirral (CH46)
Licence: its website shows “Wirral License No: WK/217024733” without naming the council. Wirral doesn’t publish a list of animal activity licences, so we couldn’t cross-check it. Ask who issued it and when it expires
Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm, per its website. Prices are on a separate page we didn’t read
Website · View on Google Maps
Baileys Doggy Daycare
★★★★★ 5.0 · 24 Google reviews
Wavertree, Liverpool (L15)
Licence: its website shows no licence number. Liverpool City Council’s licensed operators list shows Baileys Doggy Daycare at L15 under dog day care, LCC/AAL70, 5 star, undated and with no expiry date
No hours or prices on the page we read
Website · View on Google Maps
Canine Company
★★★★★ 5.0 · 12 Google reviews
Birkenhead, Wirral (CH49)
Licence: its website shows “368911” and says it is “Licenced by Wirral Borough Council”. Wirral doesn’t publish a list of animal activity licences, so we couldn’t cross-check it. Ask when it expires
Offers a free half-day assessment, per its website. No hours or prices shown
Website · View on Google Maps
Ratings and review counts are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026 and come from the public. We haven’t checked them independently. For home-based businesses we give the town or area only.
Other options we could not licence-verify
These Merseyside centres offer daycare and have their own website and a Google Maps listing, but we could not see a daycare licence number or an official record that clearly covers daycare, so we do not recommend them as verified. Ratings are from Google Maps on 12 November 2026. We have not visited them. Ask each for its licence, what it covers, who issued it and its expiry date before booking.
Furry Tails Dog World
★★★★★ 4.9 · 119 Google reviews
Wallasey, Wirral (CH44). Its website lists doggy daycare but shows no licence number or council, and Wirral doesn’t publish a list to check
Website · View on Google Maps
The Happy Dog Haven
★★★★★ 4.7 · 56 Google reviews
Southport (PR9). Its website shows doggy day care Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and weekends 9am to 5pm, from £27 a full day and £18 a half day, but no licence number or council, and we couldn’t read Sefton’s register
Website · View on Google Maps
The Doghouse Dog Day Care Liverpool
★★★★★ 4.9 · 39 Google reviews
Speke, Liverpool (L24). Its website describes daycare but shows no licence number. Liverpool City Council’s list shows a business called The Dog House at L25 under dog day care and kennel boarding (LCC/AAL71, 4 star), but the postcode differs from its website’s L24, so we couldn’t confirm it is the same business
Website · View on Google Maps
Parkside Dog Retreat
★★★★★ 5.0 · 14 Google reviews
Liverpool (L12). Home-based. Google Maps lists it as dog day care, but Liverpool City Council’s list shows it only as a dog home boarder (L11, LCC/AAL61, 5 star), which is not daycare evidence, and its website blocks automated readers
Website · View on Google Maps
Listings we left out, and why
Some centres with decent reviews have no website on Google Maps, so they don’t meet our own-website rule: Posh Dogz Luxury Dog Hotel in Liverpool (4.9 from 99), Liverpool Doggy Daycare (5.0 from 27) and Kate’s Doggy Boutique (4.7 from 15). The Liverpool Pet Care Company (4.8 from 16) links to a booking platform rather than its own site. Berties Stay and Play in Prescot (5.0 from 7), Crosby Dog Care (5.0 from 4), Snooze Pawtrol in Huyton (5.0 from 2) and The Bark Cart in Neston (5.0 from 6) have too few reviews. It’s A Dog’s Life in St Helens (4.9 from 26) describes private hire of an indoor play area rather than daycare. Keepers Cottage, Nursery Farm, Glenbrittle and Scamps are boarding kennels rather than daycare centres, and several home boarders such as Ula&Maks Dog Care, Leannes Doggy B&B and Dottie’s Pet Care came up too, which we didn’t check for daycare. Liverpool City Council’s list also shows Wag n’Waves at L24 under dog day care (4 star), but it did not turn up with a website in our Google Maps searches. We could not read a Sefton, St Helens or Knowsley register, and Wirral doesn’t publish one, so centres in those areas appear above only where their own site shows a number. Many home boarders, walkers and smaller daycares came up in the same searches and we didn’t check every one, so this list is not exhaustive. Rover hosts are home sitters rather than centres, and none of the first listings on Rover’s Liverpool page had 50 or more reviews, so we haven’t listed any. A centre being left out doesn’t mean it is unlicensed. It means we couldn’t see the proof, so ask it.
How to check a daycare licence in Merseyside
In England, dog daycare run as a business needs a licence from the local council under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. The licence holder’s name and number must appear on the business’s website, and a copy must be displayed at the premises. In Merseyside licensing sits with five councils: Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. On 12 November 2026 we read Liverpool City Council’s licensed operators list, which shows licence numbers and star ratings but is undated and has no expiry dates. We could not read Sefton’s register, Wirral says it does not publish a list of animal activity licences, and we found no public register for St Helens or Knowsley. For those, ask the council’s licensing team. Then ask the centre to show its licence, how many dogs it takes at once, how dogs are separated, and what happens if your dog needs a vet.
A first day at daycare can be a lot for a sensitive dog. A calming bite is a complementary feed some owners use around change, and if your dog struggles with being left, speak to your vet or a qualified behaviourist first.
More for Merseyside: our Merseyside dog services hub, dog walkers in Merseyside if you only need a midday walk, vets in Merseyside, dog trainers in Merseyside and secure dog fields in Merseyside.
Frequently Asked Questions
How did you choose these Merseyside dog daycare centres?
Each has its own website, a Google Maps listing with at least eight reviews and a licence we could see, either on a council’s published list or quoted by number on its own site. We checked Google Maps and the council list on 12 November 2026. We haven’t visited any of them, so meet any centre first.
Does dog daycare need a licence in Merseyside?
In England, daycare run as a business needs a council licence under the 2018 regulations. In Merseyside that is Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens or Wirral council. Ask to see the licence, its number and its expiry date.
What should I ask a dog daycare centre?
Ask for the licence, how many dogs attend at once, how dogs are grouped, who is on site, and what happens if a dog is unwell.
Why are some well-reviewed centres missing?
We only list as verified the centres where we could see a licence and that clearly offer daycare. Some have no website of their own, some websites wouldn’t open for our tools, some council registers couldn’t be read, and some centres show no licence number. A few with daycare and a website are in the ‘Other options we could not licence-verify’ section instead.
Written by Georgiana & Figo, who prefers his playdates to be properly licensed.
