The Grange Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Pontefract 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2015, with 36 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 Wakefield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wakefield 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
WF8 3RJWhat 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 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
As families enter the welcoming nursery, staff greet them with genuine warmth and affection, and a friendly, cheerful smile. This helps children, clearly familiar with the daily routine, to settle quickly. For example, children excitedly find their individually labelled peg and confidently hang up their coats. Staff nurture children, all of whom have built strong emotional attachments to staff. This helps children to flourish and feel safe and secure.
Overall, staff organise activities and the nursery day very effectively to support children's care and learning, and demonstrate good-quality interactions. All children progress well, are eager to play and learn and develop important skills in readiness for going to school. For instance, children engage well in activities. They have a positive approach to learning, for instance, while exploring the hidden 'treasure' in the sand and spontaneously finding a worm in soil. Staff weave early mathematics through activities, such as counting the items of 'treasure' with children.
Staff are excellent role models who help children to develop independence and an understanding of healthy lifestyles during daily routines. They instil important social skills. This is reflected in children's very good behaviour and kind and caring friendships. For example, staff suggest everyone works together during group activities and praise children for using their 'sharing hands' and 'listening ears' in the nursery. Depending on children's stage of development, staff use different ways to help children learn to manage their emotions, such as through stories and a
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - share more precise information with parents about children's ongoing next steps in learning and how they can support these at home, taking greater account of children's stage of development n review the organisation of daily routines and the use of outdoor space, to support children's learning to a higher level, especially where they have a preference for outdoor learning.
- 15 August 2024Good
- 1 September 2023Needs improvement
- 5 October 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Grange 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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