Linden Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Birkby, Huddersfield for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 1993, with 24 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
HD2 2TPWhat 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, 7 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are motivated, independent learners who persevere well on tasks with support from staff. The curriculum provides children with challenge to build and deepen their knowledge across the different areas of learning. Staff provide targeted support to encourage all children to make those next steps in their learning journey, including children with special educational needs. Staff work well with professionals to ensure that children get the support they need to make good progress from their initial starting points.
Staff engage in lots of dialogue with children and ask well-timed questions, encouraging children to talk about what they are doing and to think and recall knowledge. Many of the children speak English as an additional language and most of the staff are bilingual. Staff value children's home language and provide good levels of support to further aid children in learning English.
Staff recognise the importance of sequencing in learning and provide lots of opportunities for children to apply their learning in different ways. This helps children to grow in confidence and ensure that knowledge is embedded. Children learn about the names of different shapes and recall this knowledge well during different activities. They point out that an oval looks like an egg. Some children are also able to identify three-dimensional shapes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the arrangements and planning of whole-group activities to ensure that all children get the most from these sessions n ensure that practice is consistent when supporting children's communication and language.
- 7 March 2024Good
- 2 May 2018Good
- 6 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Linden Playgroup
- 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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