Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM, closed on weekends
Lane Pre-School Playgroup
Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(1 parent reviews)
·Burnlee Road, Holmfirth, HD9 2LE · Kirklees
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Kirklees
About this day nursery
Lane Pre-School Playgroup, established in 2003, is a childcare setting for children aged 2 to 4 years located in Holmfirth, HD9 2LE. Operating from 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday to Friday, the nursery earned a 'Requires Improvement' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on January 28, 2026.
The playgroup uses the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, focusing on developing social skills. The staff are dedicated to supporting new children in settling, understanding each child's unique needs, and tailoring settling-in sessions in partnership with parents.
Children build strong relationships with staff and are encouraged to manage their emotions and behaviour. The nursery prioritises outdoor learning, where children can engage in physical activities like running, climbing, and ball games, with staff actively participating to enhance coordination.
The setting is committed to continuous improvement, with leaders having a clear understanding of strengths and areas for development, building on progress made since the previous inspection.
What it's like
Staff support new children to settle in well and welcome all children, with their unique needs or barriers to learning being known and supported. They work in close partnership with parents to tailor settling-in sessions. Children develop warm, caring relationships with staff and are beginning to understand and manage their behaviour and emotions, which helps them forge friendships.
Warm relationships with staffSupports emotional developmentOutdoor play opportunitiesStrong parent partnershipsIndividual needs met
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Established
2003
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
2 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Lane Pre-School Playgroup
Last inspected 28 January 2026
What it's like to attend
Staff support new children to settle in well and welcome all children, with their unique needs or barriers to learning being known and supported. They work in close partnership with parents to tailor settling-in sessions. Children develop warm, caring relationships with staff and are beginning to understand and manage their behaviour and emotions, which helps them forge friendships.
Inspector highlights
- Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders fostering an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
- Children develop their communication and language through conversations with peers and staff, beginning to use longer sentences.
- Children with barriers to their learning make positive progress from their starting points, showing increasing independence and understanding of emotions.
- Staff build positive relationships with children, supporting them in learning about boundaries and managing their behaviour well.
- Leaders design and implement a curriculum that covers all areas of learning, with a focus on helping children develop social skills.
- Leaders have a sound knowledge of the setting's strengths and areas for improvement, having made improvements since the last inspection.
- Staff have opportunities for training to increase their knowledge and understanding, impacting their development and support for children.
- Leaders involve parents in decisions, asking for feedback to shape the setting's direction.
Areas to develop
- 1Strengthen the quality of questioning, in order to promote children's thinking and imagination and to encourage them to express their thoughts.
- 2Improve opportunities for children to practise their counting in everyday routines to strengthen their understanding and use of numbers.
Inspection #10391439 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Any child with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported through timely information-sharing between staff. Those leading in supporting these children have attended relevant training, enabling staff to understand their individual needs and support their progress appropriately. Staff make reasonable adjustments, where necessary, to meet the needs of all children, for instance, using picture cards to show the day's routine.
Outdoor space
Regular access to outdoor play enables children to move in different ways and provides opportunities to run, climb and develop physically. Staff join in children's play and help them to practise their coordination as they build, kick balls or climb the steps to the slide. Children play regularly outside and practise climbing and balancing and develop coordination, for example, as staff play tennis with them.
Parent Reviews of Lane Pre-School Playgroup
5.0
(1)
Lloyd Robison
5 months ago
Very happy with Lane and the amazing work they do. Informative, helpful and always go the extra mile to ensure the needs of the children are met.
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Inspection history
Date: February 2012
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Requires improvement). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- May 2025Requires improvement
- December 2019Good
- July 2019Inadequate
- June 2015Good
- February 2012Good
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