Full-day nursery in Scissett, Kirklees
Hillside House Day Nursery
Lower Common Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9HL · 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 August 2004Reference EY291315Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 April 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
Lower Common Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9HL · More nurseries in HD8
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Springfield Avenue, Middle School and Scissett Baths.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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 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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Hillside House Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Lower Common Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9HL, in Scissett, Kirklees. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
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| Hillside House Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Scissett Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Kaye's Academy Primaryages 3–10has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Skelmanthorpe Academy Primaryages 3–10has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.0 miles
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Denby Dale First and Nursery School Primaryages 2–10has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Emley First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 1.8 miles
- Scissett Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 10–13Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Shelley College, A Share Academy Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.8 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 Hillside House Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hillside House Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hillside House Day Nursery take?
Hillside House Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
How do I contact Hillside House Day Nursery?
You can call 01484 864926 and visit hillsidehousedaynursery.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 EY291315 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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