Holly House Private Day Nursery
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2011, with 37 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
LS7 3QWWhat 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.
- 23 November 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers consider the ages and stages of children when planning their curriculum.
They ensure that staff focus on the important skills they want children to learn at different points in their journey in the nursery. This ensures that children have the skills that they need by the time they start school. Staff help babies to feel safe and secure. They are attentive and help babies to fall asleep. Babies are comforted and reassured by staff as they sleep. Staff help them to develop their independence as they learn how to feed themselves. Babies develop their skills from an early age.
Staff carefully plan learning so that children build on their existing skills and knowledge. They offer experiences that prepare them for later life. For example, children choose a recipe that they want to make. Staff help them to plan for the ingredients that they need. They take them shopping and work out how much money they need. Children learn about the world around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the organisation of transitional points in the day, so that all children remain engaged and motivated n strengthen existing development processes to ensure consistency of staff's teaching across all age groups, and support those staff who are undertaking additional qualifications.
- 4 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 26 February 2019Good
- 17 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Holly House Private Day Nursery
- 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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