Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday : 07:00 - 18:00
Strawberries Nursery
Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(8 parent reviews)
·Strawberries Private Daycare Nursery, Eaglesfield Drive, Bradford, BD6 2PY · Bradford
Number of places
57 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Bradford
About this day nursery
Strawberries Nursery, located in Bradford, BD6 2PY, is a childcare setting for children aged 0–4 years. Established in 2024, the nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 7am until 6pm, closing only for bank holidays and one week at Christmas.
The dedicated team at Strawberries Nursery focuses on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, fostering a warm and welcoming environment where children are encouraged to develop independence, social skills, and confidence. The nursery prides itself on its inclusive approach, with robust support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language (EAL).
From free access to outdoor play areas to nutritious homemade meals, the children benefit from a stimulating environment designed to support their holistic development. While the nursery acknowledges a need to improve safeguarding knowledge among some staff, and ensure all activities meet the developmental stage of all children, parents consistently praise the staff as "dedicated, warm and genuinely caring" and note their children's increased confidence since starting.
Children at Strawberries Nursery are known to be kind, respectful, and demonstrate positive behaviour, reflecting the nurturing atmosphere provided by the practitioners.
What it's like
This setting has a warm and welcoming environment. Practitioners build positive bonds with the children and their families. The parents are happy sending their children to the setting, as the children enjoy attending. The practitioners ensure that children are well cared for at the setting. Children enjoy spending time with their friends at the setting. The practitioners support children to forge positive social skills through role modelling. Children look forward to the freshly prepared and healthy well-balanced meals, which are made on site. Generally, children develop a suitable range of skills and knowledge across all the areas of learning. Practitioners use a planning process to help observe and assess children's learning and identify what children need to learn next. However, there are breaches to the safeguarding and welfare requirements that compromise children's safety. The provider does not ensure that staff working with children have sufficient safeguarding knowledge to recognise and respond to concerns swiftly and effectively. Despite these weaknesses, children are warmly welcomed into this nurturing nursery, where they quickly feel happy, secure and engaged.
Nurturing environmentStrong SEND supportPromotes independenceOutdoor playPositive behaviour
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2024
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Feb 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
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Strawberries Nursery
Last inspected 3 February 2026 · Jennifer Cowton
Actions the provider must take
- strengthen staff safeguarding knowledge so that all staff can recognise and respond to concerns swiftly and effectively (Due date: 05/09/2025)
What it's like to attend
This setting has a warm and welcoming environment. Practitioners build positive bonds with the children and their families. The parents are happy sending their children to the setting, as the children enjoy attending. The practitioners ensure that children are well cared for at the setting. Children enjoy spending time with their friends at the setting. The practitioners support children to forge positive social skills through role modelling. Children look forward to the freshly prepared and healthy well-balanced meals, which are made on site. Generally, children develop a suitable range of skills and knowledge across all the areas of learning. Practitioners use a planning process to help observe and assess children's learning and identify what children need to learn next. However, there are breaches to the safeguarding and welfare requirements that compromise children's safety. The provider does not ensure that staff working with children have sufficient safeguarding knowledge to recognise and respond to concerns swiftly and effectively. Despite these weaknesses, children are warmly welcomed into this nurturing nursery, where they quickly feel happy, secure and engaged.
Inspector highlights
- Children are kind, respectful and consistently demonstrate positive behaviour.
- Staff promote children's physical health and well-being well.
- Children benefit from free access to the outdoors throughout the day.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well.
- Children's communication and language development is supported well.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should support practitioners to promote children's awareness of healthy choices, particularly around screen time.
- 2Leaders should ensure that all activities are appropriate for the children's stage of development to help them build on the skills they already have.
Inspection #10417106 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Staff quickly identify gaps in learning and provide targeted support. They work effectively with parents and other professionals to meet children's individual needs. The nursery is fully inclusive, and children with SEND make good progress from their starting points.
Outdoor space
Children benefit from free access to the outdoors throughout the day, where they enjoy climbing, balancing and riding bikes. The outdoor space has been developed to support children's next steps in their physical development.
EAL / language support
Children who speak English as an additional language are supported very well, with staff valuing and including home languages within the nursery. As a result, children become confident and effective communicators.
Parent Reviews of Strawberries Nursery
5.0
(8)
Donna
7 months ago
Our daughter has attended strawberries since she was 9months old, she’s now 30months. As an older first time parent I was distraught when I had to return to work and leave my baby - who didn’t talk or walk yet - in the hands of strangers. I needn’t have worried. These strangers very quickly became our extended family. There isn’t enough time or space for me to articulate what strawberries mean to our family. But if you need somewhere where your child will be nurtured, cared for, happy and safe, strawberries is the place. She’s welcomed each morning with a great big smile and a cuddle, she’s excited as soon as we turn on the street, never any tears - and in turn I pick up a shattered happy little girl - who sometimes doesn’t want to come home!! Her key worker knows her like we do, all of the staff members do - they know how to comfort her, when she’s tired, sad or just needs a cuddle. They can read all her cues. Our daughter speaks the names of the staff frequently in our house and her dolls and teddy bears are named after a lot of them. We recently moved to the other side of Leeds and she still attends strawberries once a week because we can’t part with them. Strawberries have genuinely been such a game changer for us, the feeling of being able to leave your child and not have a single worry is unmatched. We 100% made the right decision choosing strawberries.
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Becca Mann
7 months ago
What can I say, outstanding nursery both my boys went here. All the kids are cared for like their there own. All the staff are kind, friendly and caring. The nursery is always clean and spotless. They are helping my youngest progress more than I ever imagined. I personally would recommend this nursery to anyone.
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anca andrei
7 months ago
My son started to go to this nursery when he was 2 years old and we was very anxious about this new start but was the best decision ever !! Mary and the staff are absolutely amazing and professional they have good care of the children and very helpful, Big Thank you for all the Strawberry Nursery Team !! thank you for taking care of our children.
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Rebecca Towers
7 months ago
Both my Daughter & Son attended and attend strawberries nursery & there development has come on leap & bounds it's a clean caring environment, Children & Staff are always polite and kind. I would definitely recommend this nursery!
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Aaron Clyne
a year ago
A very good nursery, very person centred and clean. They provide great care to my daughter and always keen to go the extra mile for my 3year old girl. A lovely friendly team with lots of facilities, they have excellent safeguarding skills with a welcomed approach to fathers and mothers helping settle in. I find this nursery very well lead, responsive and caring in everything that they do. They love to do all they can for families and I personally would recommend their service.
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Frequently asked about Strawberries Nursery
About the setting
Strawberries Nursery registered in 2024 and is located in Woodside, Bradford. The nursery employs 15 members of childcare staff, 14 of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas, from 7am until 6pm. The nursery offers the government-funded places for childcare and receives specific funding for disadvantaged children.
- URN
- 2797252
- Registered person
- MC Childcare T/As Strawberries Nursery Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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