St Andrew's Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Halifax for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1999, with 24 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 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
HX3 0AAWhat 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, 30 June 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the setting happy and eager to learn. They relish a challenge and persevere well on tasks. Staff know the children well and understand their capabilities, continuously building on their knowledge and skills.
When children returned to the setting, following time off during the Covid-19
(coronavirus) pandemic, staff were quick to identify areas of focus and shape the curriculum accordingly. They prioritised children's emotional well-being and planned activities that allowed children to talk about how they were feeling. For example, staff encouraged children to talk about how they were feeling using food colourings to represent different emotions. They then mixed these together in water to show that sometimes we feel different emotions all at once and this can be overwhelming.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the quality of learning experiences for children during less structured times of the day to ensure that they remain engaged in purposeful play n improve evaluations of teaching practice so that areas for further improvement are consistently identified.
- 30 June 2021Good
- 24 January 2020Needs improvement
- 23 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Andrew's Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.