Flockton Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wakefield for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2002, with 16 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
WF4 4DHWhat 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, 4 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at this friendly and safe pre-school. Staff welcome parents and carers into the setting each morning. This, alongside the close bonds that children have with staff, helps children to feel emotionally secure. As a result, children arrive to the setting after their summer holiday break ready and excited to play and learn. Children show that they remember the rules and expectations. For example, they listen to instructions from staff and eagerly help to tidy up the toys.
Children receive daily opportunities to play and explore outdoors. They become highly engrossed as they pretend to cook in the mud kitchen. Children concentrate well as they practise their balancing skills on crates and wooden planks. They explore which equipment to use to make a bridge on their obstacle course. These opportunities support children to continue to develop their problem-solving skills and imaginations.
Staff regularly introduce new vocabulary to children. They demonstrate to children how to speak in sentences to each other and ask questions. This supports children to develop their conversation skills. Children also receive many opportunities to learn how to listen and pay attention. For instance, staff take children on listening walks. Children take part in group activities to practise their turn-taking and listening skills. These approaches support children to become confident in speaking and listening to each other and the adults who work with them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the organisation of activities and routines to make the best possible use of staff's time, to ensure that children continue to receive consistently highquality learning experiences n enhance communication with parents, to provide further information about healthy food options for children's lunchboxes.
- 4 September 2024Good
- 12 October 2018Outstanding
- 10 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Flockton Playgroup
- 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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