Lindley Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Huddersfield for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2024. Open since 2022, with 50 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
HD3 3NDWhat 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 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy and settled in this welcoming pre-school. Staff interact in a warm and caring manner that fosters a supportive atmosphere and a sense of belonging, where children behave well. The environment is carefully considered with lots of opportunities for independent learning. This is helping children to learn and grow in their curiosity.
Leaders identify the importance of joy and happiness in a child's life and how these are important for their further development. The curriculum emphasises children's well-being and self-esteem. Leaders identify these as foundational to learning and this informs much of their practice. Children express joy and excitement in singing songs with staff in planned activities and spontaneously throughout the day.
Children have a lot of fun in their learning. Staff use cardboard tubes like trumpets to encourage listening and attention skills. They add suspense in building games with younger children to capture their attention.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff's understanding of child development to ensure consistently highquality teaching interactions n help most-able children to make even better progress in their development by setting higher expectations for their learning.
- 19 September 2024Good
Still missing for Lindley Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.