Safe 'n' Sound Nursery

About this day nursery

Safe 'n' Sound Nursery, located in Featherstone, Pontefract, was established in January 2004 and has since become an outstanding childcare provider. The nursery offers a highly inclusive and nurturing environment where children from birth to 10 years old thrive and make exceptional progress.

With a dedicated team of 17 staff, 15 of whom hold early years qualifications, the nursery ensures children benefit from a wide range of activities that foster both fine and gross motor development. The leadership and management consistently drive continuous improvement, ensuring high standards are met across all areas including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The nursery is open year-round, excluding bank holidays and one week at Christmas, operating Monday to Friday from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, and provides funded early education for two, three, and four-year-old children. Parents consistently praise the professional, patient, and caring staff, noting their children's excitement to attend each morning.

What it's like

Children thoroughly enjoy attending this highly inclusive and nurturing setting. They thrive in the enabling environments which staff have created. All children benefit from accessing an abundance of activities that help them to make exceptional progress. Children's behaviour is exemplary. They listen, take turns and show respect to staff and their friends.