Leesfield Pre-School Group
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Oldham for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1992, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
From 1st September 2026 to 31st August 2027 fees will be £7.00 per hour .
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Oldham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Oldham 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
OL4 5DNWhat 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, 5 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The motto of 'watch us grow' is truly embedded across this nurturing setting.
Children arrive with smiles on their faces and cannot contain their excitement to play with their friends. Staff are good role models. Overall, they provide children with clear expectations for their behaviour. Children have a strong sense of belonging and are proud to be part of this vibrant setting. They settle well, feel safe and are happy. Staff provide children with a curriculum that is built on what children already know and can do. For example, staff have introduced activities to further enhance children's interest in mathematics. Children enjoy counting and can skilfully talk about the properties of two-dimensional shapes. Staff think carefully about the skills that they want children to acquire in readiness for their next steps in learning, including their eventual move on to school. Children's learning builds on what they have learned before. They develop good levels of independence and, in the main, show positive attitudes towards their learning.
Staff foster children's love of reading effectively. They carefully select ageappropriate texts and read to children with animation. Children show high levels of interest while listening to stories. They talk about visiting the local library and take books home to share with their families. Staff encourage children to be physically active from a young age. For example, they take children to the local park to use play apparatus and cheer them on while they complete assault courses. Children show excellent physical dexterity. They beam with delight while running, balancing and hopping outdoors. They are keen to take on new challenges, such as learning how to ride a scooter.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- better support staff to understand what leaders intend children to learn n strengthen staff's understanding of how they can better support children to manage their own feelings and emotions.
- 5 November 2024Good
- 30 November 2018Outstanding
- 16 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Leesfield Pre-School Group
- 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.
- Is £7.00 an hour still the rate? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.