Full-day nursery in Aspley, Kirklees
Ducklings Childcare
145-147 Wakefield Road, Moldgreen, Huddersfield, HD5 9AN · 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 2019Reference 2515665Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places43 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 June 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
145-147 Wakefield Road, Moldgreen, Huddersfield, HD5 9AN · More nurseries in HD5
Stations
- Huddersfield18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Aspley Lidl, Maple Street and Carr Pit Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ravensknowle Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Ducklings Childcare is a full-day nursery at 145-147 Wakefield Road, Moldgreen, Huddersfield, HD5 9AN, in Aspley, Kirklees. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 24 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
- Moldgreen Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.3 miles
- Woodley School and College ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Lowerhouses CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- Hillside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.9 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 Ducklings Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ducklings Childcare Good at its inspection on 27 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ducklings Childcare take?
Ducklings Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ducklings Childcare?
Huddersfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ducklings Childcare?
You can call 01484 512136 and visit ducklings-childcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2515665 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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