Shadwell Childcare Limited
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leeds for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2007, with 57 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
LS17 8JFWhat 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 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this welcoming and nurturing setting. They are extremely happy and feel comfortable with caring and highly professional staff. There is a wellestablished key-person system in place. This ensures that staff know children exceptionally well and meet their individual needs. Staff send home a 'key person bag', which has information about them, such as their favourite story and what they like to do. This supports effective partnership working with parents and helps children to settle in quickly.
Highly trained staff expertly use a range of fiction and non-fiction books to support the activities they plan. For example, children are introduced to a bird watching activity by reading a story. Staff teach children the breed of birds, such as a
'magpie', skilfully extending children's vocabulary. Children then spend time listening and looking for birds in the garden. Older children use recipe books and look at the ingredients required to make 'soup' in the outdoor mud kitchen. Staff are particularly skilful in supporting children to keep on trying when they encounter difficulties, such as when learning to use single-handed tools like a child-safe knife.
- 26 January 2023Outstanding
- 18 May 2017Outstanding
- 10 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Shadwell Childcare Limited
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- 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.
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