Westfield Centre Children's Day Care
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2024. Open since 2017, with 39 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 2PUWhat 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.
- 27 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff use the daily story well to connect and enhance children's learning. For example, children pick up and stack cardboard boxes on top of each other to build a house. Staff encourage the use of bubbles to enhance children's hand-eye coordination skills and to exercise their tongue and facial muscles. They use ageappropriate words that help children to learn how to compare size, such as big and bigger. Staff repeat lines from the daily story as they engage in role play with the children. For example, they say, 'I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down.' Children pretend to speak to their 'mummy' and the big bad wolf on the phone, while also typing on the keyboard. Children are happy. They enjoy the purposeful play that builds on what they already know and can do. Children develop the skills they will need for their move on to school.
Children are safe in this welcoming nursery. Staff consider the curriculum for personal, social and emotional development well. They place a strong focus on helping children to understand and regulate their own emotions. Staff also encourage children to learn about different behavioural needs between themselves and others and how to respond appropriately. They promote positive attitudes to learning. Staff prepare children well for life in an inclusive society.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to monitor the quality of practice to enhance the teaching of the curriculum n support staff to give children time to answer questions to allow them to think and make connections in their learning n consider the curriculum for understanding the world to give children a rich set of experiences beyond their own.
- 22 April 2024Good
- 25 October 2023Inadequate
- 29 March 2023Needs improvement
- 31 January 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Westfield Centre Children's Day Care
- 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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