Community Works Nursery & Children's Centre
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Bradford for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2006, with 56 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
BD3 0DWWhat 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, 31 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The nursery places children and their families at the heart of its care. Children's emotional well-being is at the centre of everything it does. The exceptionally wellorganised learning environments, both indoors and outdoors, inspire children's natural curiosity. For example, children explore pumpkins, cutting and scooping seeds while recalling their visit to see them growing in the community garden. The nursery provides a curriculum that is ambitious and builds on children's current strengths to help them move successfully on to their next stage of learning.
Staff use rich and extensive vocabulary when talking to children. This supports children to develop extremely good communication skills. Staff use a combination of home language, English and Makaton. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are fully supported and included. Children have many opportunities to experience the real world. This includes visiting local parks, taking bus trips and visits to theatre shows.
Relationships between staff, children and their peers are extremely respectful.
- 31 October 2023Outstanding
- 20 November 2017Outstanding
- 24 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Community Works Nursery & Children's Centre
- 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.