Precious Ones Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2022. Open since 1986, with 35 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 Leeds
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Leeds 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
LS7 4HZWhat 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, 29 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settle well at the nursery. They are busy throughout the day and staff are very attentive. Children make good progress. They gain a wide range of useful skills and knowledge that prepare them well for their future learning, and school. Babies show their delight as they bang and shake musical instruments. Toddlers gain good control of their small-muscle skills as they use spoons to fill different sized pots with sand. As children do this, staff make good use of words, such as 'small' and 'big', and count how many spoonsful they use.
Older children delight in playing with the play dough. They use their imaginations well as they pretend to flip pancakes and make cupcakes that they say are strawberry and chocolate flavour.
Children develop their confidence. They form secure attachments with key persons and other members of staff. Children seek out adults for comfort and reassurance when needed. There is a lovely calm atmosphere in the nursery. Children behave well and have kind regard for their friends. Older children show that they can follow instructions. Staff encourage good manners and praise children for their efforts.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their knowledge and understanding of wider safeguarding issues, such as domestic violence and witchcraft n support children in making their own choices at lunchtime to maximise their developing independence.
- 29 June 2022Good
- 24 April 2018Good
- 12 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Precious Ones 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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