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The Counting House Nursery in Heckmondwike

Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
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2.3(3 Google reviews) ·15 Market Street, HECKMONDWIKE, WF16 0JY · Kirklees
Number of places
41 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Kirklees

About this day nursery

The Counting House Nursery operates four private day nurseries across Birstall, Heckmondwike, and Leeds, offering high-quality childcare within a secure, nurturing, and stimulating environment. The day nursery aims to provide a comprehensive insight into daily life at their settings, outlining their values and the care provided, while addressing common questions parents may have when selecting a nursery.

Recognising the importance of finding a setting that caters to a child's individual needs and offers parents peace of mind, The Counting House places children at the core of its operations. Their goal is to ensure every day is a rewarding and happy experience, rich with opportunities for exploration, learning, and growth.

The day nursery's vision is to establish a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for all children in their care. Through engaging activities and supportive learning experiences, children are encouraged to develop their knowledge, imagination, and unique personalities.

The nurseries welcome prospective families to visit without an appointment. Antony Lee is the Owner & Director of The Counting House Nurseries.

What it's like

Children are happy and confident and their emotional well-being is well supported through a secure key-person system. Staff are warm and responsive, helping children to build close bonds. Children show good manners and confidently self-register their achievements, with staff highlighting positive behaviour to help them understand expectations.

High-quality childcareNurturing environmentStimulating environmentChild-focused approachFour locations

Pricing & funding

Fees are payable weekly or monthly, with invoices issued annually on 1st September. A booking fee is required to secure a place, and a four-week written notice period applies. Funded places are subject to a Nursery Care Package fee to cover meals, essentials, and special activities.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • A £50 non-refundable booking fee/deposit is required to secure a place.
  • Four weeks written notice is required to cancel a nursery place.
  • Fees can be paid weekly or monthly by cash, cheque, or credit/debit card.
  • No refunds are provided for absenteeism.
  • Invoices are issued annually on 1st September.
  • A Nursery Care Package fee applies to funded sessions to cover meals and essentials.

Key facts

Age range

From 9 months to 4 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Counting House Nursery

Last inspected 2 May 2025

Safeguarding effective
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 happy and confident and their emotional well-being is well supported through a secure key-person system. Staff are warm and responsive, helping children to build close bonds. Children show good manners and confidently self-register their achievements, with staff highlighting positive behaviour to help them understand expectations.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have developed an ambitious and inclusive curriculum for all children.
  • Support for children with SEND is a strength of the setting.
  • Staff help children to learn new skills through their interactions with them.
  • Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills.
  • The setting values the diverse backgrounds of children who attend the setting.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure staff consistently support the development of children's thinking and language skills by pausing and giving them time they need to respond when interacting with them
  • 2explore strategies for supporting children who speak EAL to use their home language in the setting.
Inspection #10388720 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The setting prides itself on being inclusive, with 'access for all' as a curriculum principle. Staff receive inclusion training and the setting has a certificate of recognition for their inclusive practice. They adapt school readiness documents to be inclusive for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Support for children with SEND is a strength, with holiday sessions for parents, ongoing support from trained staff, and active outreach to services like a national charity for visual impairment support. Children with SEND are well supported and make good progress.

Outdoor space

Children have good opportunities to develop their physical skills. They run and jump outside, pretending to be superheroes while wearing capes. They squeeze, stretch and roll dough. Children operate large, scissor-like scoops to pick up sand outside. Children develop good physical abilities.

Google Reviews of The Counting House Nursery

2.3
(3 Google reviews)

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Inspection history

Date: August 2016

  • May 2025Good
  • July 2019Good
  • August 2016Good

Frequently asked about The Counting House Nursery

About the setting

The Counting House Nursery registered in 2015. The setting employs 12 members of childcare staff, with 10 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including two at level 5 and one at level 6. It opens Monday to Friday, term time only, with some additional sessions in school holidays, from 7am until 6pm. The setting offers government funded childcare places.

URN
EY487271
Registered person
The Counting House Nursery Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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