Full-day nursery in Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees
Lanefields Day Nursery
28 Smithy Lane, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DE · 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 September 1996Reference 311393Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 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
28 Smithy Lane, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DE · More nurseries in HD8
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Manor Rise Manorstead, Smithy Lane Matherville and Queen Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- 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.
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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Lanefields Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 28 Smithy Lane, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DE, in Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.3 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Jitterbugs Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Jitterbugs Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanefields Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Nurtured @ SkelmanthorpeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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| Daisy Chain Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 under 0.1 miles
- Skelmanthorpe Academy Primaryages 3–10has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.2 miles
- Denby Dale First and Nursery School Primaryages 2–10has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- 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 1.0 miles
- Kaye's Academy Primaryages 3–10has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.6 miles
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primaryages 4–10Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected November 2024 1.7 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 0.7 miles
- Scissett Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 10–13Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 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 Lanefields Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lanefields Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lanefields Day Nursery take?
Lanefields Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
Who runs Lanefields Day Nursery?
Lanefields Day Nursery is run by Jitterbugs Nurseries Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Lanefields Day Nursery?
Denby Dale is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lanefields Day Nursery?
You can call 01484 862695.
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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 311393 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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