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Creative Learning

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Feb 2025)
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5.0(1 parent reviews) ·Creative Learning Childcare & Training, Ellen Royd, ELLAND, HX5 0BB · Calderdale
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Calderdale

About this day nursery

Creative Learning is an Outstanding rated (06/02/2025) childcare setting in Elland, offering a calm and welcoming environment where children aged 0-4 years thrive. 30am to 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year (excluding two staff training days and bank holidays), the nursery provides consistent care and a rich learning experience.

The dedicated staff, many with advanced early years qualifications, create extremely close bonds with new children, expertly planning experiences based on information from parents and their own observations. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to provide essential life experiences, with leaders and staff offering an extensive range of enriching opportunities.

Children gain confidence in various social situations, benefiting from links with the local community, including visits to art galleries, libraries, and forest school sessions. This approach fosters a genuine thirst for learning and encourages feelings of awe and wonder.

Creative Learning prioritises the welfare of its staff, ensuring they are well-supported through training, reading materials, and recognition programmes, which in turn ensures consistently strong teaching. The outdoor play area further enhances learning, resilience, and curiosity by providing opportunities to explore and encourage safe risk-taking, alongside high-quality large-scale physical activities.

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive excellent support, with individual plans developed in partnership with parents and professionals. This ensures significant progress for every child.

What it's like

Children thrive in the care of nurturing staff within this calm and welcoming setting. Staff communicate with children with warmth and enthusiasm, regularly praising them to build self-esteem. New children settle extremely quickly and form close bonds with staff, who expertly use information from parents and their own observations to precisely plan experiences.

Outstanding Ofsted ratingNurturing environmentRich curriculumStrong parent partnershipsOutdoor learningExcellent SEND support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year, except for two staff training days and bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Creative Learning

Last inspected 6 February 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in the care of nurturing staff within this calm and welcoming setting. Staff communicate with children with warmth and enthusiasm, regularly praising them to build self-esteem. New children settle extremely quickly and form close bonds with staff, who expertly use information from parents and their own observations to precisely plan experiences.

Inspector highlights

  • The commitment for improving outcomes for children is admirable.
  • Staff create fantastic opportunities for the children to build on their fine motor and mathematical skills.
  • Staff help children to develop a high level of independence and autonomy in the setting.
  • Children behave impeccably, and staff expertly support them to understand the impact of their actions.
  • Staff welfare is a priority, and staff are supported extremely well.
Inspection #10368097 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive excellent support, and the progress children make is significant. Each child's key person works in partnership with parents and other professionals to develop individual support plans.

Outdoor space

The children benefit from an outdoor play area, which is used to enhance learning, resilience and curiosity. This provides essential opportunities to explore and encourage risk-taking within a safe environment, as well as promoting high-quality opportunities for large-scale physical activities.

Parent Reviews of Creative Learning

5.0
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Inspection history

Date: March 2019

  • February 2025Outstanding
  • March 2019Outstanding

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