The Grange Nursery in Pontefract

About this day nursery

The Grange Nursery, situated within the wider Carleton Grange community, provides a warm and nurturing environment for young children aged two to five years. This early years setting focuses on fostering confidence, independence, and a love for learning through a play-based curriculum that adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage guidelines.

With both indoor and outdoor learning spaces, children are encouraged to explore, engage in social interactions, and build positive relationships. The dedicated team of qualified childcare professionals works in close partnership with families to offer personalised care and support each child's unique developmental journey.

The nursery is operated by Carleton Grange Nursery Limited and maintains a "Good" Ofsted rating, reflecting its commitment to high-quality early childhood provision. They also collaborate with Wakefield Council's Early Years Team to enhance the delivery of childcare and education.

Our ethos

The Grange Nursery employs a play-based curriculum that follows the Early Years Foundation Stage guidelines. They aim to foster children's confidence, independence, and love of learning through exploration in both indoor and outdoor spaces, while building positive social relationships. This approach is delivered by a dedicated team in partnership with families to support each child's unique development.

What it's like

As families enter the welcoming nursery, staff greet them with genuine warmth and affection, and a friendly, cheerful smile, helping children to settle quickly. Staff nurture children, all of whom have built strong emotional attachments to staff, which helps children to flourish and feel safe and secure. Overall, staff organise activities and the nursery day very effectively to support children's care and learning, and demonstrate good-quality interactions.

Pricing & funding