Children's Corner Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Halifax 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2024. Open since 2016, with 16 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
HX1 4HEWhat 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, 16 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Practitioners provide children with a safe and caring learning environment. They learn about children and their families before they start. This builds up trust between practitioners, children and their families. Children enter the setting and immediately access resources. They show that they feel safe and secure at the setting. Children are happy when practitioners greet them at the door. Practitioners role model good behaviour. They listen to children and say please and thank you when sharing snacks. Children learn how and when to use manners. They copy this behaviour. Children learn to share resources with their friends. Practitioners teach them to be kind. Children's behaviour is good.
Practitioners provide children with good opportunities to develop their communication, language, personal development, and social skills. For example, children learn how to put their coat on for outdoor play. They express excitement as they look to find insects with their friends. They use magnifying glasses to help them search through the tall grass. Practitioners teach them rich language, such as
'snail' and shell'. Children independently access the water station. They use a tap to fill their beaker up and are careful not to spill any. Children engage in play with sand and work together. They take turns and build sandcastles. Practitioners teach them how to use a spade and build a sandcastle. Children fill buckets and tubes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to use the skills and knowledge they have gained through training, to support children's early language development.
- 16 September 2024Good
- 18 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Children's Corner Preschool
- 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.