Creative Learning
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Elland for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2017, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All children are entitled to Early Education Funding the term after they turn three years old.
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
HX5 0BBWhat 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, 6 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in the care of nurturing staff within this calm and welcoming setting.
Staff communicate with children with warmth and enthusiasm. They regularly praise children to build their self-esteem. In return, children smile confidently and feel proud of what they achieve. New children settle extremely quickly and form close bonds with staff. Staff expertly use information from parents, in addition to their own observations, to precisely plan the experiences they offer to children.
The curriculum is designed to give children the experiences they need in life.
- 6 February 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 7 March 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Creative Learning
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.