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Toy Box Day Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.5(8 parent reviews) ·Daisy Road, Brighouse, HD6 3SX · Calderdale
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2025
Local authority
Calderdale

About this day nursery

Toy Box Day Nursery in Brighouse, established in 2017, provides childcare for children aged 0-11 years with a "Good" Ofsted rating from its latest inspection on December 9, 2025. The nursery operates Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, focusing on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

A notable strength is their inclusive provision, where leaders and managers use continuous assessment to pinpoint individual needs, closely monitoring progress, and planning tailored next steps. The Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities Coordinator (SENDCo) and staff act quickly to identify emerging needs, make referrals to external agencies, and implement individualised support plans, including specific medical training.

This approach ensures all children, especially those with SEND or from disadvantaged backgrounds, receive comprehensive support within the setting and at home. Children at Toy Box Day Nursery engage enthusiastically in a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, nurturing their physical development and understanding of the world.

Outdoor learning sees children splashing in puddles and observing nature with curiosity, where staff introduce rich vocabulary like "shuffle" and "ripples" to enhance language. This warm and welcoming environment fosters independence and positive attitudes to learning from an early age, with staff working closely with parents to support each child's individual needs and routines, ensuring a smooth settling-in process and the development of secure relationships.

What it's like

Children thrive in this warm and welcoming nursery, developing independence and a positive attitude to learning from an early age. Staff work closely with parents to understand and support each child's individual needs and routines, helping children settle quickly and form secure relationships. Children engage enthusiastically in a range of indoor and outdoor activities, developing their physical skills and understanding of the world around them.

Strong inclusionIndividualised supportPositive relationshipsOutdoor explorationStrong communication

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Opening hours

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

Established

2017

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Dec 2025

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 11
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Toy Box Day Nursery

Last inspected 9 December 2025 · Miriam Caldecott

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in this warm and welcoming nursery, developing independence and a positive attitude to learning from an early age. Staff work closely with parents to understand and support each child's individual needs and routines, helping children settle quickly and form secure relationships. Children engage enthusiastically in a range of indoor and outdoor activities, developing their physical skills and understanding of the world around them.

Inspector highlights

  • Inclusion is a particular strength of the nursery.
  • Leaders and managers use regular and ongoing assessment to accurately identify children's individual needs.
  • The special educational needs and/or disabilities coordinator (SENDCo) and staff act swiftly to identify each child's emerging needs.
  • Staff support children to make the expected progress from their starting points across all the areas of learning.
  • Children form positive relationships with staff.
  • Leaders plan an ambitious curriculum for all children.
  • Staff place a strong emphasis on communication and language development.
  • Children's personal, social and emotional development are promoted effectively.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should provide staff with more targeted supervision and coaching so they are clear on what they intend children to learn, and to develop their teaching to a consistently high level.
Inspection #10174494 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Inclusion is a particular strength of the nursery. Leaders and managers use regular and ongoing assessment to accurately identify children's individual needs, monitor progress, and plan appropriate next steps. The SENDCo and staff act swiftly to identify emerging needs, make referrals to outside agencies, and put plans in place, including attending specific medical training. The SENDCo works closely with families, including for education, health and care plans, to ensure all children receive needed support, targeting individualised support in the setting and at home. Additional funding is used effectively to support children's progress, for example, specific resources are purchased to help support any gaps in children's development.

Outdoor space

Children engage enthusiastically in a range of activities indoors and outdoors. They strengthen their large muscles as they splash in puddles and laugh with their friends. Children explore nature with curiosity and respect, for example, becoming excited when spotting a squirrel on the fence and showing concern for a worm on the concrete. Staff help them to decide where to move it safely. Words such as "shuffle", "ripples" and "frosty" are used during outdoor activities to enrich language.

Parent Reviews of Toy Box Day Nursery

4.5
(8)
Daisy Firth
a year ago

Lovely nursery, the owners, manager and staff clearly care about all the kids in the nursery setting. All 3 of my children have attended Toybox and have each thrived from being in such a wonderful environment. Would highly recommend to anyone, knowing the staff at nursery for 7 years I can honestly say they been a great influence in my children's lives.

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Vikki Gardner
a year ago

Both my girls have attended Toybox day nursery from 2019 to present. All the staff are warm and friendly and all are very experienced and knowledgeable when it comes to child development. All activities & observations that are sent home are very thorough and show my children having a wonderful time. My girls love the meals and always have full tummies when they leave.

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Tom Clapham
a year ago

We have been using Toy Box Nursery for nearly 4 years now, with our child starting school in September this year. Throughout the 4 years we have had nothing but a great experience with the Nursery and the Staff. Watching our child learn, grow and make friends while there has been pure joy.

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Tina Sanderson
a year ago

Nice building but awful unprofessional manager. Becomes very very defensive when asked questions. If you disagree with anything or express your own preferences she treats it as though is an argument and accuses you of being aggressive. The only kind of conversation she seems able tontolerate is one where you smile nicely and agree with her. This is the kind of manager who has no clue how to deal with concerns or complaints, which is that absolute last thing you want in someone managing your child's care setting.

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Anna Yazarlou
8 years ago

Outstanding nursery with excellent staff suitable for children from 3 months to 5 years. A very nurturing and stimulating environment with a high standard of care and education. 5 star food hygiene rating and graded Outstanding by OFSTED on all three inspections. Well worth a visit.

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