Kids Planet Halifax
Outstanding★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Halifax 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2018, with 115 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
HX1 2ENWhat 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, 26 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and managers ensure that children benefit from a curriculum that helps them to make excellent progress from their starting points. Learning is thoughtfully sequenced to ensure that it builds on children's existing skills and knowledge. For example, babies learn to feed themselves with spoons and move on to using a knife and fork. They start to learn what is expected of them as they help to tidy away their toys. As children develop their independence and move through the nursery, they take on important responsibilities. They become nursery helpers and eventually become nursery council members where they take part in decisions that affect them.
Throughout children's journey in the nursery, staff consistently support children to develop their communication and language skills. Staff get down on the floor with babies. They repeat the single key words that they want children to learn. As children develop, staff plan small-group activities that help children to develop and extend their vocabulary. For example, children listen to familiar stories and recall key points and characters. Staff work closely with parents and are very knowledgeable about the best ways to support children.
Children of all ages are thoroughly engaged in their learning. This is because staff provide activities and resources that children are interested in. Staff are skilled at using these interests to introduce the concepts and skills that they want children to learn next. Children show high levels of concentration and engagement. They make rapid progress from their starting points.
- 26 March 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 17 September 2021Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet Halifax
- 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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