St Lukes Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Cleckheaton for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2013, with 80 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
BD19 6ADWhat 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, 23 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they arrive at the setting happy and eager to start their day. Staff greet them warmly and with enthusiasm.
They make the best use of information from home to ensure that children's individual care needs are met daily. Staff know the children in their care very well and communicate with one another about each child's needs successfully. This helps to ensure children are well supported during their time at nursery.
Children are familiar with the daily routines and follow these well. They know what is expected of them and thrive from the consistent boundaries and expectations that staff skilfully reinforce. Children are supported to share, take turns and to cooperate with others from an early stage.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- adapt story time activities to ensure that they match the needs of all children in the toddler room so that they can hear more clearly and make the best possible progress in their language development.
- 23 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 June 2019Good
- 29 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Lukes Nursery
- 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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