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Three Bears Nursery

Ofsted: Needs attention·
4.0(4 parent reviews) ·226 Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 5AB · Leeds
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Leeds

About this day nursery

Three Bears Nursery, established in 2005, provides full day care for children aged 0-4 years in Leeds. The nursery operates all year round from 7:30 am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

With a team of 12 childcare staff, ten of whom hold Level 3 or above early years qualifications, the nursery is committed to providing a high-quality educational experience. The latest Ofsted inspection in December 2021 rated the nursery as 'Good' across all areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management.

The nursery prides itself on creating a supportive environment for staff, fostering strong partnerships with parents, and implementing a well-designed curriculum that encourages children to take risks and develop their communication and language skills. Children with special educational needs are supported with picture cards to communicate, and staff help them understand daily routines.

Outdoor learning is a key feature, with older children engaging in exciting games that involve running, jumping, climbing, and balancing, while also enjoying movement activities like dancing to music.

Our ethos

At Three Bears Nursery, the core philosophy revolves around creating a

What it's like

Children thrive in all areas of their development. They arrive confident and are happy to separate from their parents, showing they feel safe and secure. Children form close friendships, interact positively during role-play, and show respect for others.

Supportive environmentStrong parent partnershipsWell-implemented curriculumRisk-taking encouragedPositive behaviour

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
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Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2005

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Needs attention

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Needs attention

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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 routinesNeeds attention
Children's welfare and wellbeingNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Three Bears Nursery

Last inspected 20 April 2026 · Emma Allison

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in all areas of their development. They arrive confident and are happy to separate from their parents, showing they feel safe and secure. Children form close friendships, interact positively during role-play, and show respect for others.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders provide a highly supportive environment for staff, with a strong emphasis on staff well-being.
  • Partnership working with parents is a real strength, with leaders and staff building on parents' views.
  • Leaders have a clear vision of what children need to learn, and the curriculum is implemented well.
  • Children are encouraged to take risks as they play, with access to indoor climbing equipment for babies and exciting outdoor games for older children.
  • Children behave well and show a willingness to engage, with staff providing an abundance of praise.

Areas to develop

  • 1Refine group activities to ensure they are well planned and organised to reduce children's waiting times and to support all children to participate.
  • 2Extend children's understanding of why they are receiving praise.
Inspection #10213820 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Young children, including those with special educational needs, are supported to communicate their wants and needs through the use of picture cards. Staff help children to understand what comes next in the daily routine.

Outdoor space

Older children run, jump, climb and balance during exciting outdoor games. They move and shake their bodies as they dance along to music. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Three Bears Nursery

4.0
(4)
AR R
a year ago

The staff here are fantastic. They genuinely care about the development of your children by applying continuous improvement and the latest research into their own teaching practices. I fully trust the team and have seen my daughter grow in both confidence and ability since attending. THANK YOU!

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Inspection history

Date: November 2012

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • January 2022Good
  • December 2021Good
  • September 2018Good
  • August 2018Good
  • April 2014Good
  • February 2014Good
  • November 2012Good
  • November 2012Good

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