Thornhill Community Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Dewsbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2013, 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
WF12 0QTWhat 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, 18 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly and are engaged and happy in their play. They enjoy wellthought-out activities that develop their language and mathematical skills. Staff place children at the centre of everything they do and work hard to ensure children achieve their next steps. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour and of the rules and routines. Staff provide many opportunities for children to develop their independence skills. For example, children put on their own coat, wash their hands and clean the table before snack.
The staff offer a language-rich environment, developing skills through story times, singing and rhyme sessions. Strong relationships between staff and children support a nurturing environment in which children make good progress from their individual starting points.
Opportunities are given to children to develop their personal, social and emotional skills. Children wait patiently to make their own 'Gruffalo crumble'. They patiently take it in turns to add their 'pretend' ingredients, mix it up and eventually eat it.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to further promote healthy eating, and build on children's knowledge of healthy and unhealthy foods.
- 18 November 2022Good
- 15 March 2017Good
- 27 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thornhill Community Pre-School
- 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
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