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Little Learners Crofton

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Wakefield for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £45.00 a day for age 2 and over, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2016, though that is 9 years ago now. Open since 2015, with 22 places.

Call 01924 864940Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

AgeFull dayHourly
Babies & under 2sbirth to 2y
£52.00Babies & under 2s full day
£6.90Babies & under 2s
Age 2 and over2y to 5y
£45.00Age 2 and over full day
£5.85Age 2 and over

Extras

Charged on top of the session rate.

  • £3.00 a day Freshly cooked lunch

Funded hours

15 and 30 funded hours, Tax-Free Childcare, stretched funding across the year.

Worth knowing. If your child attends only their funded hours and you send a packed lunch, there is nothing to pay. Lunches are £3 a day if you would like us to cook, and any hours beyond your funding are charged at our normal rate.

What childcare usually costs in Wakefield

£5.50an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wakefield from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Babies from 9 months, up to school ageRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 8+.
When it's open
07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Meals
Not includedFreshly cooked lunch available for £3.00 a day; you are very welcome to send a packed lunch instead.
Settling in
They offer settling sessions
Outdoor space
Yes
How many children
22 placesMedium for England
How long open
11 yearsLong established
Address
Shaylane Primary School, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN

Where it is

WF4 1NN
Ofsted URN EY491613On the register since 8 July 2015
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 11 November 2016.

Good

Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.

Still missing for Little Learners Crofton

  • 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.

Before you ring

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 £45.00 a day 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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Little Learners Crofton

Day nursery · Shaylane Primary School, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN

GoodTakes funded hours£45.00 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week22 placesLong established

Little Learners Nursery Crofton

Day nursery · St Josephs Catholic Church, Santingley Lane, Crofton, WF4 1LF

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm49 placesOpen a few years
0.9 mi
17 min walk
07882152456

Childcare@sandal

Day nursery · 255 Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm49 placesLong established
2.2 mi
6 min drive
01924 330269

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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