Smarties Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Brighouse for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £58.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2016, with 82 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year, price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £58.00 | £36.00Half-Day Afternoon, 5 hrs £37.00Half-Day Morning, 6 hrs | £6.00Wrap-Arounds | £275.00Full-time weekly place |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 New child registration fee
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded childcare places for eligible children from 9 months old on either a term time only, or a stretched all year round basis.
Worth knowing. Our stretched all year round offer includes a FREE 3–4 hours weekly subsidised session to help our parents maximise their funded childcare hours.
What childcare usually costs in Calderdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Calderdale 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
HD6 3XBWhat 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, 12 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff's expert teaching and inventive educational programmes are inspired by their wealth of qualifications, outstanding mentoring from leaders and extensive professional development opportunities. Staff methodically plan a limitless curriculum that motivates children to the highest level. There is a strong focus on outdoor learning. This ignites children's sense of awe and wonder of the world. It is also particularly beneficial to children who have limited access to outside space and those who prefer to play outdoors.
During their time in nursery, children develop a wealth of new knowledge and skills in readiness for school. Staff skilfully weave in early mathematics, and older children demonstrate exceptional language, self-care skills and behaviour. They play collaboratively and are engrossed in captivating forest school activities. While making a fire, children take part in tasks that further develop their already impressive hand-eye coordination. For example, they use steel and flint to create sparks and prune branches and stems with secateurs.
Staff show warmth and affection towards children, who are excited to attend. They create a joyful and nurturing environment. This helps children to settle quickly, develop the highest levels of confidence and feel happy, safe and secure. Babies and younger children love snuggling up to their key person for a story and enjoy highly engaging and attentive care routines. Staff provide a wealth of enticing tactile media and materials that facilitate babies' and young children's fascinations in using all of their senses to explore and investigate.
- 12 November 2024Outstanding
- 17 January 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smarties Nursery
- 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.
- Is £58.00 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.
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