Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and a week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm.
Portland House
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jul 2023)
Number of places
98 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2023
Local authority
Kirklees
About this day nursery
Portland House is one of six family-owned day nurseries forming the Portland Nurseries group, established in 1991. Located in Lindley, Huddersfield, it provides high-quality care and education for children, fostering their development in a happy, nurturing, and stimulating environment.
The nursery group has over 30 years of experience, serving generations of families in the Huddersfield and Halifax areas. Portland Nurseries prides itself on being an integral part of the community, maintaining strong connections with local schools, charities, and community groups.
The nursery group places a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, promoting children's health, and learning through play, delivered by a team of highly trained and qualified early years educators. They celebrate inclusivity, with all six sites being Dingley's Promise Certified, and have received multiple awards, including the Nursery World Food Award 2023 and Nursery World Health and Wellbeing Award 2024.
Many of their nurseries, including Holly Bank, Fairfield, and Bradley House, have achieved Ofsted Outstanding ratings.
Our ethos
Portland Nurseries places a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, promoting children's health, and learning through play, delivered by a team of highly trained and qualified early years educators. They celebrate inclusivity, with all six sites being Dingley's Promise Certified.
What it's like
Children look forward to attending this stimulating, exciting and safe nursery. They receive a broad range of carefully planned experiences that consistently build on what they already know and can do. As a result, children become deeply absorbed in their play and they behave extremely well.
Family-owned groupFocus on outdoor learningDingley's Promise CertifiedAward-winning food and wellbeing programmesStrong community links
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
1991
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Portland House
Last inspected 12 July 2023
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 look forward to attending this stimulating, exciting and safe nursery. They receive a broad range of carefully planned experiences that consistently build on what they already know and can do. As a result, children become deeply absorbed in their play and they behave extremely well.
Inspector highlights
- Children learn how to explore and solve problems in the well-resourced outdoor area.
- Staff are highly skilled in the ways in which they support children's communication skills.
- Children play extremely well together.
- Children take part in a range of enriching experiences.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive high levels of support.
Inspection #10290413 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents and carers praise the dedicated and caring nursery staff.
Parents are highly confident in leaders' abilities to make sure that the individual needs of their children are met.
Parents praise the nursery's safeguarding procedures. For example, there is a strict policy against the use of mobile phones in the nursery.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive high levels of support. Leaders use additional funding to provide children with access to special resources or dedicated one-to-one time with adults. This ensures that children meet the 'ambitions for learning' set by staff. Consequently, children with SEND make outstanding progress.
Outdoor space
Children learn how to explore and solve problems in the well-resourced outdoor area. They learn how to dress and undress themselves when they change into waterproof clothing to play outdoors.
Inspection history
Date: November 2011
- July 2023Outstanding
- September 2018Outstanding
- February 2016Outstanding
- November 2011Outstanding
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