Nursery Rhymes
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Ilkley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2001, with 53 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours free childcare, 30 hours free childcare.
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
LS29 0NRWhat 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, 19 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are at the heart of this nursery and staff provide a nurturing, calm environment for children. Staff have high expectations for children's learning and development and children have positive attitudes to learning. Children are well behaved and show they are happy and feel safe. Children find out about each other's families. This helps children to learn about diversity and being part of a wider community.
Staff know the children extremely well and develop warm and positive relationships with them. Children show good levels of motivation and curiosity. They have lots of opportunities to learn about what makes them unique. Children feel valued and develop high levels of self-esteem.
Children are motivated and engaged in their learning. Children lead their own play and staff skilfully follow children's interests. For example, older children enjoy working together to make a boat, so they can find the treasure from the maps they have drawn. Babies relish exploring the concepts of shapes and balls with spikes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance opportunities for all children to extend their knowledge and understanding to the highest level during activities n consistently develop children's critical thinking skills by allowing them the time to answer questions that are asked and think through problems for themselves.
- 19 May 2023Good
- 13 September 2017Good
- 5 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nursery Rhymes
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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