Opening hours
Sessions are from 9.15am until 3.15pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and from 9.15am to 1pm on Thursdays.
Hunsworth Community Playgroup
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2024)
Number of places
26 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2024
Local authority
Kirklees
About this day nursery
Hunsworth Community Playgroup, situated in Cleckheaton, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 2-4 years. As a registered charity, the playgroup focuses on providing pre-school education that encourages children's confidence through engaging and challenging activities, preparing them for school.
The daily operations are managed by a dedicated team of qualified and DBS-checked staff, Janice, Paula, and Lee, who are all trained in childcare and first aid. Parents are encouraged to be involved through a committee of parents and volunteers who regularly convene to discuss and contribute to the playgroup's matters.
Located within the Hunsworth Community Centre, the playgroup aims to be an integral part of the local community, ensuring a safe and supportive setting for early childhood development.
What it's like
Children are very happy when they attend the setting and form good attachments with their key person. Practitioners are passionate, caring and nurturing, validating children's feelings and showing them affection. Children are content and ready to learn, happily taking part in activities like circle time and confidently recalling 'Busy Bees' values.
Community-basedRegistered CharityDBS-checked staff
Pricing & funding
Fees are charged per session, with differing rates depending on the day of the week. Funded children are asked for a voluntary contribution to cover the cost of snacks.
Funding accepted
30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Good to know
- Voluntary snack contribution of £5 per half term is requested for funded children.
Key facts
Age range
2-4 year olds
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Established
1981
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Hunsworth Community Playgroup
Last inspected 30 September 2024
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 very happy when they attend the setting and form good attachments with their key person. Practitioners are passionate, caring and nurturing, validating children's feelings and showing them affection. Children are content and ready to learn, happily taking part in activities like circle time and confidently recalling 'Busy Bees' values.
Inspector highlights
- Practitioners teach children the importance of being healthy through exercise classes and planting vegetables.
- Children have exciting opportunities to develop large and small muscles through activities like balancing on bicycles and throwing balls.
- Children develop problem-solving skills by completing jigsaws, improving hand-eye coordination and concentration.
- Practitioners provide children with real and meaningful opportunities to understand different communities through creating a community library and participating in local events.
- Practitioners encourage children to develop independence through self-registration, using knives to spread butter, and understanding personal hygiene.
- Parents report that communication sharing is excellent, with daily verbal feedback, noticeboards, newsletters, and individual children's journals.
- Practitioners consistently report high levels of support for their emotional well-being.
Areas to develop
- 1ensure that opportunities for the training and professional development of individual practitioners are more tightly focused on developing their skills, knowledge and understanding of how children learn and improving outcomes for children even further.
Inspection #10354846 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents report that communication sharing is excellent.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
These well-embedded approaches help to ensure all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.
Outdoor space
Children have lots of exciting opportunities to develop their large and small muscles. Practitioners teach children how to balance on balance bicycles. Older children ride wheeled toys up and down a path negotiating obstacles as they do so. Practitioners teach children how to aim as they throw balls into a hoop and net.
Inspection history
Date: October 2008
- September 2024Good
- November 2018Outstanding
- December 2017Good
- January 2014Good
- October 2008Good
Frequently asked about Hunsworth Community Playgroup
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