Cliffe House Day Nursery
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Shipley for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2022. Open since 2016, with 87 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
BD18 3NAWhat 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, 27 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and happy as they arrive at the nursery. They are welcomed by caring staff who know them well. Children quickly settle into their routines, and staff provide activities based on their interests. Babies and young children snuggle into staff when they are tired and quickly fall asleep. This helps children to feel safe and secure.
Children enthusiastically take part in activities led by staff. For example, they enjoy creating skeletons using cotton buds for Halloween. Children are equally engaged in creating their own experiences. They use their imagination and work together.
Children stack tubes on top of each other or slot them inside, seeing which one will fit. They take turns to fill up the tubes with cars. Children laugh as they pull the tubes away and the cars empty out of the end. Children demonstrate problemsolving and curiosity in their play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of the skills children need to learn, to support their learning to a higher level n extend staff knowledge on supporting and extending children's language development - build on arrangements to provide parents with more information about their children's progress and how they can further support children's learning at home.
- 27 October 2022Good
- 17 May 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cliffe House Day Nursery
- 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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