Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Pontefract for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2012, with 55 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
WF8 2DDWhat 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, 2 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and motivated to learn in this stimulating and welcoming nursery. Staff value each child and have high expectations of their ability to learn and behave. They find out about and follow babies' care routines from home. This helps babies to settle quickly. Children's interests are reflected in the daily curriculum. Consequently, children enjoy activities and concentrate well. They make good progress and gain the skills for the next stage in their learning.
The curriculum is varied and interesting. For example, children learn about the world around them. Staff and children learn about insects. In the last few weeks, they have made a wormery and hunted for bugs in the outdoor play area. This week they are focusing on bees. Children learn and use new words with confidence in their independent play, such as 'antenna'. They can explain that insects use their antennae to hear and smell.
Children are expressive and creative. They enjoy exploring paints to make blossom pictures using pictures to help with their designs. Children further test their design skills to create artwork depicting bumble bees from a range of craft materials.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review how some group activities are organised, so that all children are fully involved, engaged and their learning needs met n support staff to consistently ask questions which promote younger children's thinking skills and allow time for them to respond.
- 2 May 2023Good
- 15 November 2022Inadequate
- 12 April 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pomfret Woodland Community 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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