Barnaby's Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Holmfirth for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2009, with 54 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 Kirklees
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kirklees 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
HD9 7HAWhat 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, 10 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive confidently and are eager to start their learning at this warm and welcoming nursery. Children's communication skills are excellent. Staff use every opportunity to talk with children. During nappy changing times, staff engage in back-and-forth conversations, explaining what they are doing. Staff are consistently involved in children's learning. They ask questions during conversations to develop their language. Children approach the inspector and confidently tell her about their families and home experiences.
Children build secure attachments with staff and feel safe. An effective key-person system helps children to form strong bonds with staff. Children confidently ask for help if needed. At sleep times, staff help to settle children on their sleep mats and they quickly fall asleep as staff soothe them. Children feel safe and secure in the nursery.
All children are happy, calm and relaxed. Children are engaged in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide further opportunities for all children to see and use a range of technology n ensure that staff's knowledge and understanding following training is secure and they have the confidence to implement this in practice.
- 10 January 2023Good
- 24 July 2017Outstanding
- 30 July 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Barnaby's Day Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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