Full-day nursery in Lepton, Kirklees
Kids Planet Lepton
56 Highgate Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0HB · 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 August 2022Reference 2697661Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 November 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
56 Highgate Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0HB · More nurseries in HD8
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Ings Way, Highgate Crescent and Highgate Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Local Community Playground2 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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Kids Planet Lepton is a full-day nursery at 56 Highgate Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0HB, in Lepton, Kirklees. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Planet LeptonThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Lepton CE Pre-School and Just for Fun Out of School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| The Mulberry Bush Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Kirkburton Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Lepton CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- Highburton CofE First Academy Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- Southgate School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Hill View Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.4 miles
- Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.7 miles
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.7 miles
- Dalton School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.7 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 Kids Planet Lepton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Lepton Outstanding at its inspection on 14 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Lepton take?
Kids Planet Lepton is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Lepton?
Kids Planet Lepton is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
How do I contact Kids Planet Lepton?
You can call 01484 600348 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2697661 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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