Full-day nursery in Gipton, Leeds
Giggles Day Nursery
525 Oakwood Lane, Leeds, LS9 6QY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 July 2018Reference EY557532Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 April 2025Food 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
525 Oakwood Lane, Leeds, LS9 6QY · More nurseries in LS9
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Oakwood Lane St Nicholas School, Coldcotes Drive and Neath Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harehills Park8 min walk
- Cedar/Ash POS11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Harehills Park Infants Play Area playground12 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 Leeds there are about 3.6 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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Giggles Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 525 Oakwood Lane, Leeds, LS9 6QY, in Gipton, Leeds. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 17 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Giggles Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Giggles Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Nicholas Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Wykebeck Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Co-op Academy Oakwood Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Co-op Academy Woodlands Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Seacroft Grange Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- John Jamieson School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Hovingham Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 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 Giggles Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Giggles Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 21 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Giggles Day Nursery take?
Giggles Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Giggles Day Nursery?
Giggles Day Nursery is run by Giggles Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Giggles Day Nursery?
Cross Gates is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Giggles Day Nursery?
You can call 0113 249 6760 and visit gigglesnurseries.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 EY557532 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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