The Hunnypot Day Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2024. Open since 2012, with 62 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
HD5 9NUWhat 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, 17 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe in an environment that is tailored to meet their individual needs and keep them safe and secure. Staff ensure that they teach children important skills to be able to thrive and develop relationships. For example, staff support children to regulate their own emotions and behaviours.
They use pictures and colours to represent feelings. Children point out how they feel, and staff support them accordingly. They learn to be kind and play alongside each other.
Staff are skilled at supporting children's language and communication skills. They support these skills from an early age. They comment on children's play and model new language. They model sentence structure by adding extra words when children use single words. Staff support children to develop a wide range of vocabulary and to become confident communicators.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more opportunities for children to practise their critical thinking skills n strengthen performance management processes to ensure a greater focus on specific teaching skills and consistency of teaching.
- 17 January 2024Good
- 21 July 2023Inadequate
- 25 August 2022Needs improvement
- 6 January 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Hunnypot Day 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.