Safari Cubs Curtis
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leeds for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2022, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free funded places for children aged 9 months to 4 years old.
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
LS9 9LFWhat 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, 13 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly in this happy nursery. They are confident, independent and well behaved. They develop warm and trusting relationships with their key person and all the staff, who are positive role models. The owner, who is the manager, and staff are friendly and very caring, especially to new children who are a little unsure.
Staff provide a nurturing and engaging environment where activities reflect children's individual needs and interests. For instance, before children arrive, staff ensure that children's favourite toys and activities, such as dinosaurs, dolls and sand play, are readily available. This supports children's emotional well-being. They happily explore and learn in the relaxed environment which helps them build on what they already know.
The manager has a clear vision of the curriculum and ensures staff understand the key focus areas and intent. She considers the needs of the children and includes the views of staff and parents in planning for the curriculum and future development of the nursery. She has identified areas to monitor and improve. A
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen coaching and training for staff so that it targets their individual development needs and helps raise the quality of education to the highest level n build even further on staff's use of effective techniques to support younger children's language skills to a higher level.
- 13 November 2023Good
Still missing for Safari Cubs Curtis
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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