Elland Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Elland for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2015, with 30 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 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.
- 7 November 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very keen and motivated to learn. Staff provide a well-planned learning environment that captures children's interest. The setting is a hive of activity. Staff encourage children to persist in self-chosen challenges and work collaboratively on tasks, for example as children search for minibeasts and make dens together. Staff know when to intervene to add value to a play experience to make it more challenging, and when it is more appropriate to step back.
Staff are skilled in asking questions and allowing children time to think and respond at their own pace. Staff talk confidently about their key children and about the skills they are focusing on and why. They work well in partnership with parents and suggest ways in which they can build on their children's learning at home.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, staff worked extremely well in partnership with parents. They provided children with live learning sessions and the resources to support their learning in these sessions. When children returned to the setting, staff completed baseline assessments of their learning and used this information to prioritise key areas. These included children's personal, social and emotional development and their communication and language. Staff encouraged children to talk about their feelings and they were supported to settle back into familiar routines at their own pace.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff to use the correct vocabulary and sentence structure consistently when modelling language to children.
- 15 June 2022Good
- 19 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Elland Nursery
- 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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