Ben Rhydding Pre-School Playgroup Ltd
OutstandingBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Ilkley for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2016, with 25 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 Bradford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bradford 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
LS29 8QHWhat 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, 11 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this pre-school. They play together harmoniously and concentrate for extended periods in the calm and purposeful atmosphere. This is due to the dedicated work of the highly skilled staff team. Every staff member takes time to interact sensitively with each child, supporting them to extend their thinking and ideas. Staff consistently provide children with immediate feedback about their work. This helps children to review their work and be ambitious, thinking about how they could improve it. Staff praise children when they do the right thing. This means that children are keen to take care of each other, the environment and the resources.
Children hold long, thoughtful conversations, using a wide and increasingly complex range of vocabulary. Staff skilfully support children's emerging interests and fascinations. This helps children to be determined, persevere and deepen their understanding. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
are fully immersed in the daily life of the pre-school. They make strong progress.
- 11 June 2024Outstanding
- 4 July 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ben Rhydding Pre-School Playgroup Ltd
- 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
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