What Ofsted grade does Upton Daycare have?

Upton Daycare was rated Good at its inspection on 13 February 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Upton Daycare take?

Ofsted registers Upton Daycare for 18 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Pontefract has 49.

How much does Upton Daycare cost?

Upton Daycare 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 Upton Daycare 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 Upton Daycare how it offers them.

When was Upton Daycare last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Upton Daycare on 13 February 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Upton Daycare?

Nearby in WF9: The Red Roof Children's Day Nursery, The Woodland Pre-School, The Meadow Pre-School.

Upton Daycare

Day nursery in Pontefract, WF9. Part of the Wakefield council area.

Upton Primary School, Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS

18 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

6 of 19 in our Pontefract ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 13 February 2025

Ofsted grades for Upton Daycare, inspection of 13 February 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Upton Daycare 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.

Upton Daycare against Pontefract

	Upton Daycare	Pontefract average
Places	18	49
Ofsted outcome	Good	89% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Upton Daycare

What Ofsted grade does Upton Daycare have?: Upton Daycare was rated Good at its inspection on 13 February 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Upton Daycare take?: Ofsted registers Upton Daycare for 18 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Pontefract has 49.
How much does Upton Daycare cost?: Upton Daycare 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 Upton Daycare 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 Upton Daycare how it offers them.
When was Upton Daycare last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Upton Daycare on 13 February 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Upton Daycare?: Nearby in WF9: The Red Roof Children's Day Nursery, The Woodland Pre-School, The Meadow Pre-School.

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.