What Ofsted grade does Emley Playschool have?

Emley Playschool has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 19 January 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Emley Playschool take?

Ofsted registers Emley Playschool for 20 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Huddersfield has 55.

How much does Emley Playschool cost?

Emley Playschool sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Yorkshire and the Humber charges £156 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Emley Playschool offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Emley Playschool how it offers them.

When was Emley Playschool last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Emley Playschool on 19 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Emley Playschool?

Nearby in HD8: Kids Planet Lepton, Shepley Pre-School (CIO), Barncliffe Day Nursery.

Emley Playschool

Day nursery in Huddersfield, HD8. Part of the Kirklees council area.

Emley Methodist Chapel, Church Street, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9RP

20 places

1993 registered with Ofsted

16 of 63 in our Huddersfield ranking

£118 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, Yorkshire and the Humber average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 3 of 6 Inspected 19 January 2026

Ofsted report card for Emley Playschool
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Emley Playschool sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£126	£400
2 years old	£124	£392
3 to 4 years old	£118	£374

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Emley Playschool against Huddersfield

	Emley Playschool	Huddersfield average
Places	20	55
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 3 of 6	90% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Emley Playschool

What Ofsted grade does Emley Playschool have?: Emley Playschool has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 19 January 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Emley Playschool take?: Ofsted registers Emley Playschool for 20 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Huddersfield has 55.
How much does Emley Playschool cost?: Emley Playschool sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Yorkshire and the Humber charges £156 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Emley Playschool offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Emley Playschool how it offers them.
When was Emley Playschool last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Emley Playschool on 19 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Emley Playschool?: Nearby in HD8: Kids Planet Lepton, Shepley Pre-School (CIO), Barncliffe Day Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.