Full-day nursery in Horbury, Wakefield
One Small Step Day Nursery
1-2 Northfield Lane, Horbury, WF4 5DW · 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 December 2017Reference EY554425Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 October 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
1-2 Northfield Lane, Horbury, WF4 5DW · More nurseries in WF4
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Horbury WMC, Horbury Academy and Daw Ln Dudfleet Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Carr Lodge Park5 min walk
- Stanley Barstow Garden9 min walk
- Playground7 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 Wakefield there are about 4.7 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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One Small Step Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1-2 Northfield Lane, Horbury, WF4 5DW, in Horbury, Wakefield. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Small Step Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Horbury Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Horbury St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Evolve Academy ages 4–14Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 1.3 miles
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected November 2024 1.3 miles
- South Ossett Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.3 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 One Small Step Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated One Small Step Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can One Small Step Day Nursery take?
One Small Step Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
How do I contact One Small Step Day Nursery?
You can call 01924 565141 and visit onesmallstepnursery.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 EY554425 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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