Upton Daycare
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Pontefract for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2017, with 18 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
WF9 1JSWhat 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, 13 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at this friendly and welcoming setting. Staff create a supportive and secure environment for children. They take time to find out about children and their families. Staff encourage children to share what they have been doing at home with their friends and staff. Children demonstrate good behaviour as they listen to instructions, take turns and line up to wait their turn to get their coats ready for outdoor play. Children learn how to use their 'walking feet' to keep themselves safe inside the nursery.
Staff teach children to be independent as they put on and take off their own coats and hang them on their pegs. Children use the toilet and wash their hands unsupervised and safely use scissors independently. Staff offer lots of warm praise and encouragement. Staff encourage children to recall and sing familiar songs as they take turns to choose which song they would like to sing. Children listen carefully and follow staff's actions as they join in and sing favourite songs with great enthusiasm.
Strong attachments with staff support children's emotional well-being as they safely explore the nursery. Staff continuously build on children's communication and language as they share and repeat new words, such as about volcanoes and lava, when children play with dough. Staff ask children open questions to extend their learning and give them the time they need to respond.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the implementation of the mathematics curriculum to extend children's understanding of numbers, counting and develop their understanding of mathematical language and concepts n strengthen the teaching of diversity throughout the setting to extend children's understanding of life in modern Britain.
- 13 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 June 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Upton Daycare
- 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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