Full-day nursery in Thornton Lodge, Kirklees
Little Wonders Nursery
5 Thornton Lodge Hall, 21a Thomas Street, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield, HD1 3JR · 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 July 2021Reference 2648983Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 6 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
5 Thornton Lodge Hall, 21a Thomas Street, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield, HD1 3JR · More nurseries in HD1
Stations
- Lockwood8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Huddersfield21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Thorne Road, Moorbottom Road and Springdale Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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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Little Wonders Nursery is a full-day nursery at 5 Thornton Lodge Hall, 21a Thomas Street, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield, HD1 3JR, in Thornton Lodge, Kirklees. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Wonders (Early Years) Limited.
Run by Little Wonders (Early Years) Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Wonders NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Willow House Nursery and Holiday ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Heatherfield Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- Paddock Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Oak CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.7 miles
- Hillside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Luck Lane, A Share Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11 0.9 miles
- Huddersfield Grammar School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.9 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 Little Wonders Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Wonders Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Wonders Nursery take?
Little Wonders Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Wonders Nursery?
Little Wonders Nursery is run by Little Wonders (Early Years) Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Wonders Nursery?
Lockwood is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2648983 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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