St John's Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Huddersfield for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2022. Open since 1992, with 20 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 Kirklees
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kirklees 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
HD7 4QQWhat 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, 7 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy. They enjoy their time in this warm and inviting playgroup. Children move freely between the different areas of the playgroup and decide what they would like to play with. This promotes children's independence and self-choice. Children show high levels of engagement and focus. They have access to a wide range of stimulating and challenging experiences that have been carefully planned to help them to make progress.
Children have secure attachments with staff, who are cheerful, kind and nurturing.
Staff have high expectations for children's learning and are good role models. They interact positively with children and engage them in conversations about their home lives and experiences. Children confidently chat about their weekend. They describe the sounds and colours of the fireworks, which they saw with their families.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - extend the use of questions to support children's thinking and learning further n review the organisation of routine activities to maximise children's play and learning.
- 7 November 2022Good
- 7 March 2017Good
- 7 March 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St John's Playgroup
- 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.