Park Lane Pre - School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Bradford for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2009, with 20 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
BD5 0JNWhat 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, 11 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this pre-school, supported by caring and knowledgeable staff.
New starters quickly settle and are soon engaged in one of the interesting activities available. The attentive staff help children to follow the pre-school's routines by modelling how to return items to their rightful place once they have finished playing with them.
The quality of education is good and children's learning progresses well. Staff are knowledgeable about children's developmental milestones, and delays are identified early. Overall, they work well with other professionals to implement plans that provide independent and targeted support. In particular, in the area of communication and language, children's progress is excellent. The staff create an environment that is purposeful and rich in print and pictures. Additional funding is spent on purchasing resources for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, such as a sensory bubble tower. Different cultures are well represented across the pre-school through the inclusion of resources, images and dual-language books.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- work proactively with other professionals so that information is shared and targeted plans put in place before children join the pre-school n limit background noise during focus activities to gain child's attention before communicating with them.
- 11 September 2024Good
- 13 November 2018Good
- 21 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Park Lane 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
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