Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:00
Children's Place Barkerend
Ofsted: Expected standard·
3.0(2 parent reviews)
·365 Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 8QX · Bradford
Number of places
62 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Bradford
About this day nursery
Children's Place Barkerend, established in 2004, is a childcare on non-domestic premises setting in Bradford for children aged 0-4 years. Leaders and staff foster a calm, kind, and respectful environment where families feel welcome.
The nursery focuses on preparing children for their next steps, including school, by developing their confidence, independence and a love for learning. The setting takes into account children's diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Staff use sign language for children who use it at home, and home languages are encouraged during play to support communication. While the indoor learning environment effectively promotes personal, social and emotional development, the outdoor curriculum implementation could be strengthened to encourage more cooperative play and build on children's mathematical knowledge during construction activities.
The nursery is open Monday to Friday, 7:30 to 18:00, and operates all year round. Leaders ensure children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) actively participate in all aspects of the curriculum, providing tailored support and making reasonable adjustments to ensure meaningful progress.
What it's like
Children feel safe, secure and cared for in this nurturing environment. They quickly form strong, trusting relationships with staff, who greet them with a smile and a cuddle when they arrive each day. Children are prepared for their next steps, including school, demonstrating confidence, independence and pleasure in their learning.
Nurturing environmentStrong relationshipsSchool readinessInclusive learningEmotional regulation
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2004
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Jan 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Children's Place Barkerend
Last inspected 21 January 2026
What it's like to attend
Children feel safe, secure and cared for in this nurturing environment. They quickly form strong, trusting relationships with staff, who greet them with a smile and a cuddle when they arrive each day. Children are prepared for their next steps, including school, demonstrating confidence, independence and pleasure in their learning.
Inspector highlights
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities fully participate in all aspects of the curriculum and learning, which helps them reach their full potential.
- Leaders and staff have created a calm, kind, and respectful environment, where families feel welcome.
- Leaders plan a broad and balanced curriculum and provide a learning environment that reflects children's interests.
- Leaders work in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals successfully to ensure the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are identified promptly and assessed accurately.
- Leaders have overseen recent changes to management and staffing well, with priority given to staff induction, workload and wellbeing.
- Children are prepared for their next steps, including school, demonstrating confidence, independence and pleasure in their learning.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should strengthen the links between nursery and home, ensuring parents have clearer information about their children's next steps and the curriculum to promote continuity in children's learning.
- 2Leaders should support staff to implement the curriculum effectively outdoors, to fully promote children's cooperative play and sustained learning.
- 3Leaders should strengthen parental engagement so that all parents can share their views and contribute to the ongoing drive for improvement across the nursery.
Inspection #10131574 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders work collaboratively with parents, carers, and other professionals to ensure the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are identified promptly and assessed accurately. They provide tailored support and make reasonable adjustments to reduce barriers to learning and wellbeing. Children with SEND, including those with complex medical needs, receive good support and make meaningful progress.
Outdoor space
Staff do not promote collaboration and shared play as successfully in the outdoor environment. They do not implement the curriculum as effectively outdoors to extend children's learning and promote cooperative play. For example, staff do not encourage children to share real-life experiences or build on mathematical knowledge during construction activities outdoors.
EAL / language support
The setting takes children's backgrounds and life experiences into account. Staff use sign language to support children who use it at home, and children's home languages are used during play and learning to support communication.
Parent Reviews of Children's Place Barkerend
3.0
(2)
Zee Tmee (Ze4578)
3 years ago
Very poor service still awaiting callback from manager. All details were left 2 weeks prior to appointment contact details and childs name. Very unprofessional.
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Diana Ciurdar
3 months ago
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Inspection history
Date: September 2010
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- March 2020Good
- January 2016Outstanding
- September 2010Outstanding
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