Full-day nursery in Hill Top, Kirklees
Merrydale Private Day Nursery
Slaithwaite Community Centre, Bank Gate, Huddersfield, HD7 5DL · 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 March 2022Reference 2680093Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 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
Slaithwaite Community Centre, Bank Gate, Huddersfield, HD7 5DL · More nurseries in HD7
Stations
- Slaithwaite4 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Grove Street, Bank Gate and Nabbs Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Merrydale Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Slaithwaite Community Centre, Bank Gate, Huddersfield, HD7 5DL, in Hill Top, Kirklees. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 13 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Slaithwaite Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 0.3 miles
- Nields Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Wilberlee Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.1 miles
- Linthwaite Clough Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Wellhouse Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.3 miles
- Linthwaite Ardron CofE (Voluntary Aided) Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.6 miles
- Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 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 Merrydale Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Merrydale Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 26 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Merrydale Private Day Nursery take?
Merrydale Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Merrydale Private Day Nursery?
Slaithwaite is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Merrydale Private Day Nursery?
You can call 07453 381130 and visit www.merrydaleprivatedaynursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2680093 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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