Meltham Community Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Meltham, Holmfirth for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2012, 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
HD9 5QSWhat 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, 5 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this friendly pre-school. They confidently move around the setting, making choices about what they want to do. Children enjoy spending time with staff, and relationships are positive. Staff are responsive to children's needs. They ensure that children feel safe, secure and listened to. When children seek out comfort, staff are quick to respond. They offer affection by way of a reassuring word, a smile and a hug.
Leaders have developed a curriculum with a strong focus on preparing children for the next stage of their education. This includes supporting children with their language skills. Staff also want children to be confident, independent, make choices and be respectful and kind to others. Children play board games to develop their turn-taking skills. They build independence, such as by washing their own hands and serving their own snack. Children are gently reminded to be kind to each other and can recall the pre-school's rules.
Children develop lovely relationships with each other and enjoy playful moments together. They show curiosity about what other children are doing and join in. For instance, staff encourage children to test out their ideas. Children work together to use large magnets to find magnetic items, such as paper clips and jar lids. In the garden, children's cheerful voices ring out as they engage in fun activities, such as a game of skittles. Children enthusiastically call out to each other as they pedal away on their bicycles. They giggle joyfully as other children chase them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan activities more precisely, particularly group times, to take account of what all children need to learn next.
- 5 July 2023Good
- 27 September 2017Good
- 4 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Meltham Community 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.