Little Owls Nursery Middleton Laurel Bank
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2023. Open since 1989, with 70 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
LS10 4HYWhat 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.
- 10 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 16 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children and parents receive a warm welcome on arrival. The caring staff show a genuine interest in children's lives. They provide a calm and nurturing environment, which enables children to feel safe and secure. Children and babies settle quickly and demonstrate their strong bonds with staff. Staff know children extremely well and are attentive to their needs. Children are confident to explore and show a positive attitude to their learning.
Staff support older children to learn to take care of living creatures, such as children carefully handle chicks. In the garden, children compare the size of the carrots and pumpkins they have grown. They use their increasing memory and recall of how they were seeds and that seeds need the sun and water to grow.
Babies relish the opportunity to bathe the dolls, benefiting from the soothing water and sensory experience. Toddlers demonstrate their confidence as they eagerly invite the inspector into their play, sharing the pretend food.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - improve the organisation of adult-led focused group activities further, so that children fully benefit from these opportunities and their learning is not interrupted n support staff to develop children's early mathematical skills and knowledge, paying particular attention to counting skills and using numbers.
- 13 July 2023Good
- 19 February 2020Good
- 7 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Owls Nursery Middleton Laurel Bank
- 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.
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