Smiley Dayz Nursery Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Wakefield for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2010, with 42 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 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
WF3 1QPWhat 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, 14 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children learn in a calm and orderly environment at this nursery. Staff consistently promote important social skills, such as sharing, taking turns and looking after resources. This means that children respectfully take care of the equipment they use and the working environment is purposeful. Children behave well, concentrate and listen carefully to instructions from staff. Leaders and staff ensure that routines and expectations are embedded and consistently applied. Children feel safe in the nursery and staff sensitively manage their every need. Staff get to know the children very well and parents say they feel staff are like family. Levels of trust between parents and staff are strong.
Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning. Leaders have designed a comprehensive curriculum that meets the needs of all children. Staff read stories to children with enthusiasm and gusto. They use expression in their voice to emphasise meaning. Children respond to this by listening attentively, making predictions about the story and showing an interest in books independently.
Children often take books to staff to read to them. Staff encourage reading at home too, by providing books that children can borrow and read together with parents. The combination of these factors really helps children to develop a love of books and begin to have favourite stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- train staff to precisely identify, use and emphasise new and increasingly complex vocabulary to expand older children's speaking and language skills n refine the delivery of the curriculum so that children have adequate time and space to develop storylines, narratives and characters into their imaginative play.
- 14 May 2024Good
- 26 June 2018Good
- 9 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smiley Dayz Nursery Ltd
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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