Riverside (Spicey Gill) Private Day Care
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ilkley for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2018, with 48 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
LS29 9ADWhat 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, 26 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children spend a lot of time outdoors. The atmosphere buzzes with their excitement and eagerness to explore the activities available to them. Children enjoy games with staff, such as what time is it the manager? They work together to decide who will be the 'wolf'. When the 'wolf' shouts out the time, such as three o'clock, children take three steps forward. They giggle, scream and run away as the manager tells them it is dinner time.
Children take part in first-hand scientific explorations. For instance, they learn about the life cycle of a caterpillar. Children learn new words, such as cocoon. They identify colour in bubbles and learn how colours looks depending on the light.
Babies show how they can safely use the slide, with staff close by to supervise them. The curriculum supports children to demonstrate their listening, counting and physical skills, to learn about the world and to use language about time. Staff have high expectations for children's learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to encourage toddlers to explore their own questions and enhance their literacy skills further - strengthen the quality of interactions with children by ensuring that staff consistently know what children need to learn next.
- 26 July 2022Good
- 14 March 2022Inadequate
- 16 July 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Riverside (Spicey Gill) Private Day Care
- 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.