Greenglade Day Nursery and Forest School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Halifax 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2003, with 100 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
HX3 8HXWhat 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.
- 28 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery eager to start their day. They are greeted by staff, who know children very well. This helps children to settle into their routines quickly. Children spend lots of time outdoors in the nursery garden or at the nursery's forest school. Children explore their environment confidently and are creative with the resources and nature around them.
Children understand the boundaries that are in place to keep them safe. This is evident at the forest school, where children recall the rules and boundaries as they move into different areas. For example, as children move to the fairy path, they demonstrate excellent risk assessment skills. They discuss where they can freely explore and point out which trees which they are able to climb. Children show lovely consideration to their friends as they move out of their way and remove obstacles in their path while transporting soil. Children learn to manage their safety with the support of experience staff members.
Children demonstrate their knowledge of creating repetitive patterns. They use coloured animals to repeat a red and yellow pattern with animals. Children recognise numbers and are confident to count out the corresponding number of animals. Children learn good mathematical knowledge and skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the time that babies have when sitting waiting, especially at lunchtimes, to ensure that they are engaged and happy n ensure that staff follow food hygiene procedures to check the temperature of the food before serving to children.
- 27 March 2023Good
- 21 March 2018Good
- 12 October 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Greenglade Day Nursery and Forest School
- 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.
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