Oakwood House & Forest School
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Huddersfield 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2011, with 101 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
HD3 3ALWhat 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.
- 3 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 29 June 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children clearly enjoy their time in the setting. The indoor and outdoor learning environments are stimulating and provide good opportunities for children to make safe and independent choices. They eagerly complete their own risk assessments of the forest school areas, making sure that the space is safe for their friends to use, and discuss the rules for keeping safe around the fire pit. Children behave well as they explore outdoors. They show great enthusiasm and positive attitudes towards their learning.
The dedicated manager is enthusiastic, has high expectations for every child and has developed a curriculum based on children's interests and what they need to learn next. Staff consider children's interests and next steps. A varied range of experiences build on what children know and can do, especially in building their communication and language skills in preparation for their move to school. Staff highly value contributions from parents. They use information about children's achievements at home to complement their learning and help them to consolidate new skills. Parents are complimentary about the staff team and the care and learning they provide. They are particularly grateful for the advice, support and guidance that staff have afforded them during COVID-19 (coronavirus).
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop successful behaviour management strategies, to further promote children's positive behaviour as they move between different activities n sharpen the focus on monitoring staff practice to allow more frequent opportunities for staff to discuss their practice and set targets to help raise the quality of teaching and children's outcomes even higher.
- 29 June 2021Good
- 16 May 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Oakwood House & Forest 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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