Warley Preschool Ltd
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Halifax for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2015, with 30 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 Calderdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Calderdale 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
HX2 7LYWhat 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, 4 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a calm, nurturing and stimulating learning environment. They cheerfully greet children and families as they arrive at the pre-school. Children enter the pre-school happily and eager to play. They give letters to the inspector and say, 'This is for you.' Children feel confident and secure in the knowledge that staff will keep them safe.
The manager and staff value and celebrate the uniqueness, ethnicity and religion of children and their families. Staff teach children about the special faiths and religions that families have. They help children to understand, and be respectful of, their friends' beliefs. Children develop their understanding of the differences between themselves and other people. Staff teach children to be caring. They encourage children to carry out acts of kindness. Children help to spread happiness in the community when they give flowers to local people. Children are very well behaved. Staff encourage them to take turns, be thoughtful and caring. Children spontaneously ask their friends, 'Are you okay?' Children thrive in this pre-school.
Overall, staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. They encourage children's independent choices. Children choose different-shaped boxes and use tape to fasten them together to make 'robots'. Children are motivated and concentrate well for long periods. Staff provide plenty of unhurried time for children to develop their creative ideas.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that all staff's interactions are consistently effective and fully engage children in learning to further develop their skills and competencies.
- 4 July 2023Good
- 6 December 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Warley Preschool Ltd
- 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.