Greyfell Academy
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Huddersfield 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2022. Open since 2003, with 34 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
HD8 8AZWhat 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, 21 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children feel safe and secure at this nursery and build positive relationships with the staff who care for them. Children are greeted warmly by staff and other children. They separate from their parents with ease. Children are eager to learn and explore the wide range of activities provided for them. They fill and empty containers in trays filled with sand and flour. They make patterns with their fingers in the flour and plant seeds to grow sunflowers.
Staff have high expectations for all children. They consistently use positive praise to encourage more good behaviour. Children understand and follow the nursery routines. In the pre-school room, children wash their hands before meals without being asked to do so. They tidy up their toys and are learning how to be helpful and kind.
Children benefit from a language rich environment. They take part in whole-group singing sessions organised by the nursery. An outside organisation provides these sessions for all children. Babies sit in a circle as they laugh and clap with excitement when they hear the different songs and watch the actions. Most children sing along and copy the actions. Staff support the youngest children by sitting beside them and doing the actions with them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - ensure children are given the time to answer questions being asked of them to enable children to process what is being asked n consider how questioning skills of staff can be enhanced to provide children with opportunities to problem solve and think critically.
- 21 April 2022Good
- 28 February 2013Outstanding
- 12 August 2009Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Greyfell Academy
- 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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