Little Wrens Nursery & Pre School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wakefield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2020, with 32 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 Wakefield
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.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
WF2 0NLWhat 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.
- 1 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are engaged and interested in the wide range of opportunities that staff provide for them. Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. Children use the muscles in their legs to push themselves along in wheeled toys or to climb in and out of the large sandpit. Staff sensitively support children as they try to balance across blocks. Furniture and equipment are skilfully organised to support children who are transitioning from crawling to walking.
Staff create an environment that is rich in language. They say 'splash splash' as children bang their hands in the water. Children say 'duck' and staff say 'blue duck'.
This increases the number of words children hear. Staff regularly introduce nursery rhymes into play. For example, they sing 'Five Little Ducks' as children play in the water. Children are starting to repeat some of the words in familiar songs, such as
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide further opportunities for children to develop their critical thinking skills n develop existing coaching and mentoring processes to improve the consistency of the quality of teaching.
- 14 September 2023Good
- 28 September 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Wrens Nursery & Pre School
- 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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