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The Stables in Holmfirth

Ofsted: Needs attention·9b Grasscroft Road, Honley, Holmfirth, HD9 6HG · Kirklees
Number of places
40 places
Age range
4–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2026
Local authority
Kirklees

About this day nursery

The Stables is a childcare setting located in Honley, Holmfirth (HD9 6HG), providing care for children aged 4 to 10 years. Registered with Ofsted since 14 February 2025, the day nursery operates Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:00, with a capacity for 40 children.

The latest inspection on 30 June 2026 identified areas requiring urgent improvement. Children typically enjoy attending and are confident in their routines, showing pride in their craft creations and sometimes benefiting from activities like planting that broaden their understanding of the world.

However, the report highlights significant weaknesses in safeguarding, leadership, and provision for children's welfare, including nutrition and support for special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The setting is currently not meeting the requirements of the early years foundation stage or the Childcare Register.

What it's like

The needs of all children are not consistently met. Leaders' insufficient oversight means that necessary changes are not made to ensure children's wellbeing remains a priority. Children's safety, health and welfare are not prioritised sufficiently within the club. Children typically demonstrate that they enjoy attending. They are confident in their routines and follow them well. Children show pride in the crafts they create, sharing their achievements with staff.

Needs attentionUrgent improvementWeak safeguardingPoor leadershipInconsistent provision

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 18:00

Registered with Ofsted

2025

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Needs attention

Last inspected Jun 2026

Headline: Needs attention

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
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Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

Achievement—
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesNeeds attention
Children's welfare and wellbeingUrgent improvement
Curriculum and teaching—
InclusionUrgent improvement
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
Age range
4 to 10
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for The Stables

Last inspected 30 June 2026

Actions the provider must take

  • The provider is not meeting the requirements of the Early years foundation stage and Childcare Register and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action.
  • We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to take the following actions: deploy staff effectively depending on the type of activity and the age and needs of the children to ensure their safety and welfare (completion date: 10/07/2026).
  • Ensure the designated lead for safeguarding understands their role and responsibility to act on concerns raised about children, and how to escalate these in line with local safeguarding processes (completion date: 10/07/2026).
  • Ensure staff understand the safeguarding policies and procedures to keep children safe in the setting (completion date: 10/07/2026).
  • Ensure food provided for children is sufficient and meets nutritional requirements (completion date: 10/07/2026).
  • Ensure staff are aware of any special dietary requirements, food allergies and intolerances children have (completion date: 10/07/2026).
  • Provide effective supervision to identify and address emerging weaknesses in staff practice (completion date: 10/07/2026).
  • Ensure staff understand how to identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (completion date: 10/07/2026).
  • Implement an effective key-person system to meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage (completion date: 10/07/2026).

What it's like to attend

The needs of all children are not consistently met. Leaders' insufficient oversight means that necessary changes are not made to ensure children's wellbeing remains a priority. Children's safety, health and welfare are not prioritised sufficiently within the club. Children typically demonstrate that they enjoy attending. They are confident in their routines and follow them well. Children show pride in the crafts they create, sharing their achievements with staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Children typically arrive happy and enjoy attending.
  • Children are confident in their routines and follow them well.
  • Children show pride in the crafts they create, sharing their achievements with staff.
  • Children benefit from occasional experiences that broaden their understanding of the world, such as a planting activity.
  • These moments show children's enthusiasm and curiosity.

Areas to develop

  • 1Deploy staff effectively depending on the type of activity and the age and needs of the children to ensure their safety and welfare.
  • 2Ensure the designated lead for safeguarding understands their role and responsibility to act on concerns raised about children, and how to escalate these in line with local safeguarding processes.
  • 3Ensure staff understand the safeguarding policies and procedures to keep children safe in the setting.
  • 4Ensure food provided for children is sufficient and meets nutritional requirements.
  • 5Ensure staff are aware of any special dietary requirements, food allergies and intolerances children have.
  • 6Provide effective supervision to identify and address emerging weaknesses in staff practice.
  • 7Ensure staff understand how to identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • 8Implement an effective key-person system to meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders do not have effective oversight of support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children's emerging needs are not consistently identified or responded to promptly, and staff lack training and expertise to provide the right support. Ineffective key-person arrangements further limit the extent to which children's needs, including those with SEND, are met.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

30 June 2026

Needs attention

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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