Full-day nursery in Cleckheaton, Kirklees
Bush Babies Private Day Nursery
5 Cross Church Street, Cleckheaton, BD19 3RP · 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 1999Reference 311502Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:45–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
5 Cross Church Street, Cleckheaton, BD19 3RP · More nurseries in BD19
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Cleckheaton Town Hall, Cleckheaton Market Place and Greenside.
Parks and playgrounds
- Savoy Square2 min walk
- Spen Bottoms2 min walk
- Cleckheaton Memorial Park3 min walk
- Cleckheaton Library grounds12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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 Kirklees there are about 3 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.
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Bush Babies Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 5 Cross Church Street, Cleckheaton, BD19 3RP, in Cleckheaton, Kirklees. It is registered for 24 children. It opens 07:45–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bush Babies Private Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Howard Park Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 miles
- Hightown Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.2 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 are Bush Babies Private Day Nursery's opening hours?
Bush Babies Private Day Nursery opens 07:45–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Bush Babies Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bush Babies Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bush Babies Private Day Nursery take?
Bush Babies Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Bush Babies Private Day Nursery?
You can call 01274 862812 and visit www.bushbabiesprivatedaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 311502 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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