Daisy Chain Childcare
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2002, with 50 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 Leeds
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leeds 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
LS26 0NLWhat 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 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly explore their nursery. They snuggle up with staff to hear and sing nursery rhymes with excitement and joy. Babies confidently sing sections of songs and fill the missing words in of nursery rhymes. This supports babies to extend their language skills. Music is heard throughout the nursery. Staff encourage children to play instruments and sing Christmas songs for their performance for parents and carers. This builds children's confidence and creativity. Parents and carers are highly complimentary about the service the nursery provides. They comment on the support that staff give their children to help their transition into nursery. Staff develop children's personal skills, ensuring that they feel safe and secure. Parents appreciate the communication from staff during handover times.
They enjoy the photos and observations that staff share on an online app. This helps them to extend their children's learning at home.
Staff place a focus on children being physically active in the curriculum. Children have opportunities to develop their fine motor skills, such as through the use of dough and sensory trays. They enjoy daily outdoor access to the playground. Staff use these visits to develop children's gross motor skills, such as through running, climbing and balancing. Children engage well, independently or supported by staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement what staff want children to learn more consistently during activities, to extend children's knowledge and understanding further.
- 6 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 February 2019Outstanding
- 18 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Daisy Chain Childcare
- 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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