The Cabin
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Huddersfield for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1993, with 48 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
HD8 8JZWhat 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, 15 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly welcome children and their families at this happy and family focused pre-school. Children separate from their parents and carers with confidence. They form positive relationships and have strong attachments with staff who know them well. Staff's friendly and nurturing interactions help children to feel safe and secure and supports their emotional well-being.
The manager and staff work hard to create a fun and interesting environment for children to freely explore. Staff support children to build upon what they already know and can do and have high expectations for their progress. Children are highly motivated and eager to join in the wide range of activities on offer. For example, children learn about life cycles. They show their curiosity as they study tadpoles with magnifying glasses in the outside pond. This helps all children to make good progress.
Children behave well. Staff have high expectations of their behaviour and support children to understand about emotions and being kind to their friends. Children know and understand what is expected of them. For example, during group times, children know that they need to sit on their coloured dots and listen to staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the monitoring of staff's practice to identify areas for improvement and raise the quality of the pre-school to even higher levels n consider how to support children's growing awareness of how to safely use digital technology and the internet.
- 15 May 2024Good
- 4 July 2018Good
- 13 September 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Cabin
- 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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