Children's Place Dewsbury
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Dewsbury for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2025. Open since 1991, with 51 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
WF13 4HSWhat 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.
- 11 August 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show enthusiasm about their learning and are keen to participate in all activities that are available. Children progress in this stimulating environment. Staff consider children's individual needs and capabilities when planning activities. They create individual education plans where necessary to support children's skills for transition. The nursery has an ethos of inclusive practice and supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities well. Staff focus on children's personal, social and emotional development, self-confidence, resilience and school readiness in the nursery. Children behave well.
Staff plan for children by using what they observe children doing and taking account of their interests. They encourage children to explore sensory activities.
For example, babies investigate baked flour and water in a large tray, toddlers engage in baking gingerbread biscuits and pre-school children play with dough.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- assess the impact of planned activities to plan more precisely for what individual children need to learn next.
- 6 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 May 2019Good
- 19 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Children's Place Dewsbury
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.