Heaton Lodge Children's Nursery Ltd
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2011, with 75 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 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
LS12 4AFWhat 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.
- 9 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager to arrive at this family friendly nursery and look forward to seeing their friends. Staff build positive relationships with families and welcome children warmly. Children develop strong bonds with their key person and wave to them when they see them. They show they feel safe and secure in their care.
Babies go to staff for comfort and snuggle in for reassurance. Staff plan a safe and stimulating environment for children to learn. They encourage children to have a positive attitude to their learning. Children are happy and quickly engage in their play and their behaviour is good. The special educational needs coordinator works effectively with outside agencies to support children who need additional help.
Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to consistently model correct language when repeating words back to children n clarify the curriculum intent so that all staff fully understand and can implement this consistently, particularly during focus activities.
- 10 May 2024Good
- 25 September 2019Good
- 3 April 2019Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Heaton Lodge Children's Nursery Ltd
- 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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