Bardsey Nursery Group
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Leeds for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2001, with 24 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
LS17 9DGWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 5 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff in the nursery provide a safe and stimulating environment, where all areas of the indoor provision are accessible to the children. Staff work hard to get to know and understand the children in their care. This is done by providing settling-in visits as well as enabling parents to stay with their children for as long as they feel necessary for their children to feel secure. Staff observe children while playing and then use this information to plan more activities based on the children's interests, taking account of children's next steps for development.
Staff place a strong focus on developing children's independence and this is continually encouraged and supported. For example, children are able to put their own coats on, requiring little or no help. Children show confidence in their learning abilities and share their achievements with staff. In response, staff offer praise and recognition for children's successes and invite children to celebrate these. Staff also support children's wider knowledge and understanding of people, communities and cultures by encouraging them to learn and speak French. Staff provide consistency with rules and boundaries that support children's understanding and promote positive behaviour. Children behave well and demonstrate good manners.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen communication to ensure all staff are fully aware of where children are in their learning to support them more effectively.
- 5 November 2024Good
- 13 November 2018Good
- 16 May 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bardsey Nursery Group
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.