Bright Ideas Pre-School Otley
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Otley 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2012, with 21 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
LS21 1HDWhat 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, 23 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children separate from parents at the pre-school gate with an eagerness to start the day. Staff greet children with a friendly and cheery smile and chat to parents about how their children have been. Children benefit from a curriculum that helps to build their communication and language skills. They engage in conversations with staff as they join poles together to create dens in the outside area. Children begin to use mathematical language as they play. For instance, they measure how high they can make the den and make comparisons between the height of themselves and others. Furthermore, children spend time filling and emptying containers during water play games. They use language such as 'heavy' and 'full'
as they learn about volume and weight.
Children use small tools to dig in flowerbeds to look for minibeasts. They talk about the different insects they find and what type of things they might eat. This helps to develop children's awareness of the natural world. Children show imaginative skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on children's experiences of forming secure friendships with their peers and extend collaborative play n sharpen teaching to help provide further challenge for the most-able children and to help focus their learning.
- 23 March 2022Good
- 5 December 2016Good
- 5 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Ideas Pre-School Otley
- 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.