Eversleigh Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Dewsbury for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2022. Open since 2008, with 39 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 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
WF12 8BEWhat 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.
- 8 December 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Babies and children are happy and very settled in this calm and welcoming nursery.
They show their obvious affection for their key person and snuggle in closely.
Children demonstrate how safe they feel. Babies enthusiastically explore play resources that are soft, smooth, shiny and reflective. Older children are friendly and talk confidently to visitors about how they 'disappear' when they 'hide'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide higher levels of challenge for children to consistently support their thinking and problem-solving skills, and extend their existing knowledge even further - extend children's understanding and deepen their knowledge of the natural world, including growth and the life cycles of plants.
- 22 March 2022Good
- 18 October 2021Inadequate
- 4 June 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Eversleigh Day 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.