Ducklings Childcare
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Huddersfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £58.88 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2019, with 43 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1 June 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £58.886 hours £62.447 hours £64.978 hours £70.479 hours £73.6910 hours | £17.262 hours, 2 hrs £25.883 hours, 3 hrs £34.514 hours, 4 hrs £48.995 hours, 5 hrs | £8.631 hour |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- 5% Late payment feeIf private fees remain unpaid after the 7th of the month
- £0.50 Morning SnackOptional charges apply only for the items requested by parents.
- £0.50 Afternoon SnackOptional charges apply only for the items requested by parents.
- £1.00 BreakfastOptional charges apply only for the items requested by parents.
- £1.00 a day Nappies, wipes & nappy creamOptional charges apply only for the items requested by parents.
- £2.00 TeaOptional charges apply only for the items requested by parents.
- £4.00 DinnerOptional charges apply only for the items requested by parents.
- £15.00 Late collection charge up to 15 minutes
- £25.00 Late collection charge up to 30 minutes
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded childcare places in line with current government funding guidelines.
Worth knowing. Funding covers childcare only and does not include meals, snacks, nappies, wipes, creams, trips or additional services unless otherwise stated. Option 1 – Self-Provided Extras: Funded childcare hours are free. Parents provide: Meals and snacks, Nappies, Wipes, Nappy cream. No additional consumable charges apply under this option. Option 2 – Optional Nursery Consumables: Funded childcare hours are free. Optional charges apply only for the items requested by parents. Breakfast £1.00, Morning Snack.
What childcare usually costs in Kirklees
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kirklees 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
HD5 9ANWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 27 April 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Ducklings Childcare
- 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.
- Is £58.88 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.
- 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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