Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 1999, with 130 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
LS16 5JYWhat 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.
- 18 November 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 29 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a welcoming smile and cheerful greetings from staff as they arrive at nursery. They enter happily and eager to play. Staff are respectful, kind and nurturing. They tailor settling-in visits and the care they provide. Babies and children feel settled and safe. They develop trusting relationships with their consistent key person. Children's emotional well-being is strong. Their uniqueness, ethnicity and home languages are valued and supported in this inclusive nursery.
Children in the pre-school room join the nursery council. They enjoy the responsibility of decision-making. Children discuss what they like and do not like, ideas for new play resources, meals and snacks, and how they think the nursery can be improved. The manager and staff respect and value children's contributions.
They act on the decisions that children make, wherever possible.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen teaching to ensure that all staff consistently support babies' and children's communication and language skills.
- 13 April 2023Good
- 7 June 2017Good
- 8 June 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd
- 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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