Hopscotch Corner
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Halifax for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2010, with 25 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
HX4 8JGWhat 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, 23 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Hopscotch Corner is a pre-school and out-of-school club that is at the heart of the local community and highly valued by families. Children develop a strong sense of community. They enjoy writing shopping lists and visits to the local shops with staff to buy ingredients for baking. Children learn about others who are less fortunate than themselves. They collect food for the local food bank and help to raise funds for the local hospice. Children are happy and settled in this welcoming, homely and inclusive setting.
Staff ensure that children enjoy plenty of time to explore and develop their ideas.
Overall, they have high expectations of children. Children are active and enthusiastic learners. They count accurately as they line wooden bricks on the wall with equal space between them. Children gently tap the bricks and delight in watching them fall down. They talk excitedly about knocking them down 'like dominoes'. Children show good concentration and resilience and persist until they succeed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen teaching to build on children's existing knowledge and learning further, particularly in their understanding of the world.
- 23 February 2023Good
- 31 May 2017Good
- 23 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hopscotch Corner
- 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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