Outwood Pre School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Wakefield for children from birth to 8+, open 09:15 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1992, 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 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
WF1 2DTWhat 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, 1 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children look forward to attending this warm and welcoming pre-school. They happily separate from their parents and carers on arrival and quickly become busy playing and exploring the learning environment.
Children concentrate well as they engage in their play with friends or independently. Their learning is supported well, overall, by staff, who play alongside or with the children. Children play well together. For example, they work together to build a tower out of large blocks. Children are familiar with the daily routines of the pre-school. For instance, they help to tidy up at the end of the session and quickly settle down for group time.
Children take part in activities and experiences based around themes and topics that staff want them to know more about. For instance, children listen to stories and songs about farm animals. They take part in creative activities to make models of these animals. Staff consider children's previous experiences and aim to build on these as they support children to grow their skills and knowledge.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop strategies to support quieter and less-confident children to grow their language and communication skills n support children to further develop their understanding of the impact of their behaviour and actions on others' feelings and emotions n strengthen the monitoring of staff practice, to inform evaluations of the preschool and identify targeted areas for development to raise the quality of education to even higher levels.
- 1 May 2024Good
- 16 November 2023Inadequate
- 15 January 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Outwood 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.