Crigglestone Day Care
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wakefield for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £60.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2016, with 44 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £60.00 | £35.00Afternoon £38.00Morning |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £2.00 a session Afternoon 5 hours funding
- £4.50 a session Morning 5 hours funding
- £6.50 a day Full Day 10 hours funding
Discounts
- 5% Full Time daily fees reduced by 5%
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Childcare funding is determined by when you return to work and begins the term after your child turns 9 months.
What childcare usually costs in Wakefield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wakefield 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
WF2 7NPWhat 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, 20 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to enter the nursery and explore the activities. Staff prioritise children's happiness and safety. They ensure that the environment is safe and secure for all children. Staff are nurturing and kind, which helps children to build strong relationships with them. Children show they feel safe and relaxed as they snuggle closely up to staff to read books.
Leaders plan a curriculum that is ambitious for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This helps all children to make progress and be ready for the next educational stage.
Staff maintain high expectations of all children's behaviour. The majority understand the rules and enjoy playing with other children. A few children need additional support, for example, to resolve minor disagreements or to wait their turn. In such instances, staff quickly and sensitively help children. This supports them to develop their social skills and start to understand emotions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan more effectively to support older children's communication skills to maximise their learning n help older children to develop an understanding of online safety.
- 20 March 2024Good
- 28 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Crigglestone Day Care
- 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.
- Is £60.00 a day still the rate? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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