Jolly Giraffes Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2004, with 67 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Places at Jolly Giraffes are ‘funded’ places, whereby the government contributes towards the place, they are not ‘free’ places.
Worth knowing. There is a consumables charge to cover unfunded elements (as per our nursery’s delivery offer of funding).
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
LS26 8RAWhat 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 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The passionate and enthusiastic owners, who also manage the nursery, want the very best for every child. Together with staff, they share an ethos that values all children and places their well-being at the centre of everything they do. Children are keen and confident learners who benefit greatly from the appealing and carefully thought-out activities that staff provide. The atmosphere is extremely positive and cheery. Children chatter happily and giggle and squeal with excitement as they play, showing that they have a lot of fun in the nursery.
Babies and toddlers are curious and inquisitive. They become immersed in play. For example, they watch with wonder as coloured ice cubes dissolve in a mixture of flour and water. Older children show excellent early mathematics skills. They confidently talk about capacity and correctly count as many as 16 orange segments when mixing ingredients in the water tray. Children are very proud to show visitors their 'memory book'. They remember what they have learned previously and talk about what they like to do best in the nursery.
Children form close relationships with key staff who know them very well. Staff's genuine love of their work is clearly evident. Their caring and supportive approach helps children to develop high levels of self-esteem and to feel safe and secure.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- embed the plans to strengthen teaching to help children develop a wider vocabulary n teach children even more about ways to keep themselves healthy.
- 19 July 2022Good
- 31 August 2016Good
- 5 April 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jolly Giraffes Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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