Jitterbugs Day Nursery
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2022. Open since 2003, with 40 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
HD3 4QYWhat 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, 19 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Smiling, happy children are at the heart of this welcoming nursery. The key-person system works very well. Children develop secure attachments with staff. This helps them to feel safe and secure. Children are greeted by cheerful staff who warmly welcome them, ready for the fun-filled day ahead. Babies have big grins on their faces as they wave to visitors. They are extremely happy here. They excitedly play peekaboo with staff and laugh with glee and delight as they pop bubbles.
Staff know the children well. They know what they want children to learn next, why and how. The planned resources and activities support the intent for the curriculum. For example, babies access low-level furniture, and toys are placed at reaching distance to help develop their physical skills. This helps children to make good levels of progress.
Children are incredibly confident. They introduce their peers by name to the inspector and talk about the things that they are good at. They play harmoniously with the many friends they make. Children make birthday cakes out of dough and sing songs. They are familiar with the rules and routines at nursery. For example, children remind each other that they should wear aprons while playing in the water tray and work collaboratively to tidy up before playing outside. They are keen to learn and relish the challenges on offer. Older children enjoy varied opportunities for writing and have a go at writing their name. They proudly show their work to staff, who value their efforts.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further develop staff's interactions with children to encourage thinking skills through effective questioning n help support children to understand actions and consequences for their behaviour to develop their knowledge of what is right and wrong.
- 19 October 2022Good
- 26 January 2017Good
- 27 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jitterbugs 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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