Rowley Lane Pre-school
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Huddersfield for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £40.00 a day for over 2's, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2014, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week, price list dated September 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2'sbirth to 2y | £45.00Holiday Club Under 2's | – | |
| Over 2's2y to 5y | £40.00Holiday Club Over 2's | – | |
| School Age Children | – | £7.00Breakfast Club, 1.3 hrs £12.00Afterschool Club, 2.7 hrs | |
| Birth to School age | £63.00Care | £7.50Breakfast Club, 1.2 hrs £16.50Afterschool Club, 2.8 hrs £18.00Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.50 a session Early drop off
- £1.50 a session Late Collection
- £2.00 a day Lunch Time - 2 course hot school meal
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded places to eligible children from the term after they turn 9 months old and all children from the term after their 3rd birthday. All children are entitled to universal 15 hours of free education from the term after their 3rd birthday. However you may be eligible for an additional 15 hours of free education for your child (30 hours in total).
Worth knowing. Funding is only offered in Term Time. Funded hours can be used at any of our sessions to best meet your individual requirements - A maximum of 10 hours can be used in any 1 day. Additional charge - A 2 course hot school meal can be purchased at lunch time at a cost of £2 per day or you can provide a healthy packed lunch without additional charge.
What childcare usually costs in Kirklees
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kirklees 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
HD8 0JDWhat 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, 5 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The atmosphere buzzes with excitement and everywhere you look in this preschool, children are immersed in deep learning. Children show phenomenal levels of self-confidence and independence. They cannot contain their excitement as they arrive and leave parents with great ease. Children share very warm relationships with staff, who actively engage with them as joyful play partners. Staff are outstanding role models and provide children with clear behaviour expectations.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. They show exceptional attitudes towards their learning. Throughout the day, children have inspirational opportunities to access the superbly resourced outdoor area. For example, they are extremely enthusiastic to climb the trees and hunt for the centipedes in the beautiful forest area, and climb confidently up the wooden rock-climbing resource.
Children take part in activities that are highly stimulating and exciting. They experiment with mixing paints, talking about what they think will happen to the colour and why. Staff introduce words, such as 'rainbow' and 'colourful'. Children are heard confidently using the same words later in their play, recalling their learning and using this new vocabulary in context. They demonstrate an impeccable sense of belonging and feel exceptionally comfortable in their surroundings. They form extraordinarily strong bonds with the adults that care for them. This helps them to have the confidence and desire to explore their environment independently. Children move very confidently between play areas and make their own play choices from the interesting variety of experiences on offer.
- 5 July 2022Outstanding
- 30 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rowley Lane Pre-school
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £40.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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