Full-day nursery in Boothtown, Calderdale
Bear's House
Norset House, West View Road, Halifax, HX3 6PE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2015Reference EY486678Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Norset House, West View Road, Halifax, HX3 6PE · More nurseries in HX3
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Claremount Road, Gordon Street and Grantham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Akroyd Park2 min walk
- The Square6 min walk
- Akroyd Park9 min walk
- Shroggs Park11 min walk
- Woodside Playground12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Calderdale there are about 2.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bear's House is a full-day nursery at Norset House, West View Road, Halifax, HX3 6PE, in Boothtown, Calderdale. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.2 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Trinity Academy Akroydon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- Lee Mount Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Beech Hill School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Moorside Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- St Augustine's CofE School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2022 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bear's House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bear's House Good at its inspection on 21 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bear's House take?
Bear's House is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bear's House?
Halifax is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bear's House?
You can call 07807 219668 and visit bearshouseboothtown.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY486678 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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