Headingley Preschool
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Headingley for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 08:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £51.00 a day for 2 Year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2006, with 28 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Year olds2y to 3y | £51.00 | £25.50Half Day, 3 hrs | |
| 3-4 year olds3y to 4y | £45.00 | £22.50Half Day, 3 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £30.00 administration feesecuring my place
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £15.00 to £17.00 a session After school ClubMonday to Thursday
- £4.50 a session Breakfast clubMonday to Friday
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
2 Year old funding, 15 hour entitlement, 30 hour entitlement.
What childcare usually costs in Leeds
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leeds 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
LS6 2DTWhat 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, 11 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have an exceptional start to their early education at this setting. They are eager to arrive and discover the richly stimulating environments inside and outside.
Children are encouraged to explore and solve problems. For example, they work together to connect pegs to measure themselves against. They work out how to use pebbles to hold down the board the peg is attached to, to stop the tower falling over.
Children form close relationships with staff, who know them extremely well. Staff are highly successful in helping children to learn about their own feelings and wellbeing. Children take part in a group activity before lunch. They recognise colours on their clothing and how the colours make them feel, such as that yellow makes them feel happy. Children's behaviour is excellent and they demonstrate good manners. Children celebrate each other's birthdays. They are eager to learn all about each other's celebrations. This helps to foster highly positive relationships.
- 11 January 2023Outstanding
- 9 June 2017Outstanding
- 20 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Headingley Preschool
- Meals
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £51.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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