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Early Years @ Lightcliffe

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·Christchurch - Lightcliffe Site URC, Leeds Road, Halifax, HX3 8NU · Calderdale
Number of places
36 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Calderdale

About this day nursery

Early Years @ Lightcliffe is a well-established, non-profit preschool located in the Christ Church Centre on Leeds Road, serving the local community since 1994. The nursery is committee-run and committed to providing a safe, secure, and welcoming atmosphere where children can freely play, learn, and develop to their utmost potential.

They cater to a broad age range, from birth up to 12 years, offering diverse provisions such as a dedicated baby room for infants up to 2 years, a happy and nurturing preschool environment for 2-5 year olds, and "Older Years" care for school-aged children (4-12 years) including before and after school clubs, plus a Holiday Club during school breaks. The curriculum emphasises imaginative play activities like water and sand play, dough, role-playing, drawing, painting, and crafts.

The nursery is Ofsted registered with registration number EY303768 and is proud of their achievement with Dingley's Mark, continuously striving to help every child reach their highest potential. Beyond childcare, they also rent out their main hall for local events and host a baby/toddler group every term-time Friday.

What it's like

Children are happy and enjoy attending this setting. Staff know the children well, and home visits help children to become familiar with their key person and aid a smooth transition. Children behave well and develop positive relationships with others.

Committee-runNon-profitEstablished since 1994Ofsted registered

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Session types

Before school care, After school care, Holiday Club

Opening hours

7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday

Age range

Birth to 12 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 23 April 2025 · Natalie Stringer

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

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and enjoy attending this setting. Staff know the children well, and home visits help children to become familiar with their key person and aid a smooth transition. Children behave well and develop positive relationships with others.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are curious about nature and living things and learn about the natural world around them.
  • Support for children's communication development is effective, and all children make good progress in this area.
  • Children are highly engaged in exciting story sessions, promoting early literacy skills.
  • Staff patiently teach children key independence skills, fostering perseverance and resilience.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong, with effective two-way communication enhancing children's learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1carefully consider the organisation of group activities to ensure that all children are engaged in their learning
  • 2provide consistent opportunities for babies to access the learning opportunities available outdoors
  • 3support children to engage fully in all aspects of mealtimes.
Inspection #10388186 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

highly recommend it to other parents

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

When staff identify gaps or delays in children's development, they act swiftly to implement detailed individualised plans of support. Staff seek support from other professionals to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Outdoor space

Children enjoy the freedom to explore indoors and the outdoors, which they access by a small slope. However, babies do not have consistent opportunities to benefit from the learning opportunities available outdoors.

Parent Reviews

5.0
(2)
Morgan Lawrie
a year ago

Every memeber of staff are really frindly and welcoming. As a first time mum all these options, forms and the registration process can be confusing and overwhelming but Sam at Early years has really helped me through the steps and made the whole experience so much easier. The rooms look tidy and organised with each room being centred around a different thing (home corner/messy room/quiet room) . I love the use of the family app too so i can get little updates on what my child is up to My 3 year old left her first session in tears that she had to go

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Julia Waddington
7 years ago

A fabulous children's nursery/pre-school. The staff are fantastic and the kids love being there. Can't praise the place high enough.

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Inspection history

Date: June 2015

  • April 2025Good
  • July 2019Good
  • January 2016Good
  • June 2015Good

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