Bear's House
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Halifax for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2022. Open since 2015, with 38 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 Calderdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Calderdale 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
HX3 6PEWhat 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, 21 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and eager to enter the nursery. They confidently and independently choose what they would like to do from the range of experiences available. The baby room is calm and welcoming. Staff plan experiences to help babies to develop their social, communication and physical skills. Babies learn through hands-on sensory experiences. They enjoy exploring lights in the sensory room and engage in plenty of tummy time opportunities to support their core strength. The older children's room is fun and vibrant, and children enjoy a range of experiences which help them to grow and develop. For instance, they are engaged and explore paint using their senses. Staff differentiate the activity to meet children's individual ages and stages of development. Older children explore mixing colours, while younger children explore the texture of the paint on their hands.
Children feel safe and secure. They are extremely confident in this warm and loving environment. Staff genuinely enjoy their time with children, who demonstrate a strong sense of belonging in this setting. Staff have high expectations for children.
Children are very sociable with each other and staff. Staff encourage them to share experiences from home with their friends. Overall, the curriculum offers children exciting and challenging activities. They are continuously engaged in their play, especially when staff have linked children's learning experiences to their interests.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support children to gain a better understanding of the impact their behaviour may have on others n provide children with time to respond to questions in order to fully support them to express their own ideas and suggestions.
- 21 February 2022Good
- 8 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bear's House
- 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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