Upper Hopton Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Upper Hopton, Mirfield for from 1 year 8 months up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 1993, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded places are available for all children eligible to claim childcare hours.
Worth knowing. There is a charge of 75p per snack (one snack per morning or afternoon). This is optional and if you wish to opt out or to provide your own snack for your child please let us know so that options can be discussed.
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
WF14 8HSWhat 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, 16 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident as they arrive at the pre-school and are greeted by staff.
They happily turn to wave goodbye to their parents. Children make good friendships and enjoy playing alongside each other. They learn about a wide variety of topics as part of an ambitious curriculum, which is based on their interests and next steps in their development. Staff provide learning experiences that engage and motivate children. For example, children explore play dough. They use their finger muscles as they mould and sculpt play dough in their hands.
Children learn to be independent and confidently complete tasks for themselves.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to give children enough time to think and respond to any questions n develop staff's teaching skills further so that they allow children to carry out activities in their own way and do not over-direct their play and learning.
- 16 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 March 2019Good
- 8 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Upper Hopton Pre-School
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.