Full-day nursery in Giggleswick, North Yorkshire
Freda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school
Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0BU · 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 October 2020Reference 2612286Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 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
Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0BU · More nurseries in BD24
Stations
- Settle12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including School, The Mains Drive and Penyghent View.
Parks and playgrounds
- Millennium Garden9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Settle Playground9 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.
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Freda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school is a full-day nursery at Giggleswick, Settle, BD24 0BU, in Giggleswick, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Giggleswick School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Giggleswick Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Settle Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Settle College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Freda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Freda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school Good at its inspection on 8 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Freda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school take?
Freda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Freda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school?
Settle is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Freda's Community Playgroup and Pre-school?
You can call 01729 824884.
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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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2612286 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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