Wooldale Pre School Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Holmfirth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2023. Open since 1993, with 26 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
HD9 1XZWhat 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, 28 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children come into this setting happily and confidently. They are welcomed by friendly and enthusiastic staff who greet every child. Children access resources independently on arrival before enjoying group time. Staff talk to children about their interests and children respond confidently. Staff form close and caring relationships with all children. Children readily approach staff for support, when needed, and confidently discuss their feelings.
Staff have high expectations for all children and children respond to these.
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the manager has identified that some children needed support with some aspects of their behaviour, such as turn-taking and sharing. As a result of this, staff model sharing and turn-taking with children, supporting children where necessary. Staff are effective role models, which helps children to behave well. Staff offer children a choice of activity and plan around children's interests. For example, when children request a baking activity, staff plan this for the following day.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - extend staff's knowledge of how to support children with SEND to enable them to provide additional interventions and strategies to extend children's learning further n support staff to use opportunities to check and develop children's mathematical knowledge during activities.
- 28 November 2023Good
- 13 March 2018Good
- 20 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wooldale Pre School Playgroup
- 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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