Nightingales Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Keighley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 1969, with 108 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 Bradford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bradford 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
BD20 6TDWhat 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, 25 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at this welcoming and friendly nursery. The nursery rooms are calm and children focus on their play. Children are curious and show high levels of concentration. For instance, when staff pour sand into a funnel, young children watch intently as the sand pours out. Children are inquisitive about where the sand has gone. They build good relationships with their peers. Older children make 'chocolate pie' from mud and water. They experiment by adding mud to a bucket of water and become excited as the water rises. Children try to lift the heavy bucket. They work out that they need to tip some water out, so that they can lift it, working together to solve problems. Children make good progress.
Children develop their independence skills. They learn to feed themselves from a young age. When outside, older children decide if they need their coats on. They learn how to put it on themselves. Children engage in role-play activities. Staff support younger children as they sit in the play boat. They ask questions, such as,
'Where are you taking us?'. Older children play together as they pretend to catch a dinosaur. They listen and talk to each other as their play develops. Children develop their imaginations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the use of simple rules and boundaries, so that all children have clear expectations n ensure that all staff quickly identify children that need support to fully engage in their learning.
- 25 April 2023Good
- 7 November 2022Inadequate
- 1 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nightingales Day Nursery
- 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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