Banana Moon Rothwell
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Leeds for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2016, with 71 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Leeds
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leeds from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
LS26 0EXWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 19 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 17 October 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children quickly settle into play at this welcoming nursery. They are highly motivated to play and are very independent. Children persist on tasks, focusing as they thread pipe cleaners onto a wooden tree. They feel safe and secure and express their views. Children talk about how 'Rapunzel' feels as the witch climbs her hair, and they stomp to show anger. They are introduced to new words, such as 'lonely', and share their feelings. Staff have high expectations for children's development.
Children are very confident and communicate very well. They have lots of opportunities to lead their play and explore their talents. Children build a wall of bricks to jump over, taking this outdoors to create a balancing beam over a tractor tyre that is a bigger jump. They talk about the 'Grand National' as they race around the obstacle course they have made. Children manage their own risks by asking staff to move objects in their way.
Children are happy and show positive engagement and concentration. They draw pictures of planets and learn the names, such as 'Mercury'. Children behave exceptionally well as they ask if they can 'please borrow the green crayon'. They take pride as they show visitors their creations displayed on the wall.
- 21 April 2023Outstanding
- 4 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Banana Moon Rothwell
- What it costs
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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