Full-day nursery in Shelf, Calderdale
Shelf Pre-School
Village Hall, Halifax Road, Shelf, HALIFAX, HX3 7NT · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Village Hall, Halifax Road, Shelf, HALIFAX, HX3 7NT · More nurseries in HX3
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Village Hall, Shelf Village Hall and Wade House Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shelf Hall Park2 min walk
- Playground2 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 Calderdale there are about 2.8 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.
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Shelf Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Village Hall, Halifax Road, Shelf, HALIFAX, HX3 7NT, in Shelf, Calderdale. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelf Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| White Stork Nursery at The TanneryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–17:00 | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Childcare@Buttershaw Christian Family CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–17:45 | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Strawberries NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Tykes @ Stocks LaneSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shelf Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- St Michael and All Angels CofE Primary & Pre School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Home Farm Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.0 miles
- Northowram Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Farfield Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Stocks Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 miles
- Reevy Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- Woodside Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 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 Shelf Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shelf Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shelf Pre-School take?
Shelf Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Shelf Pre-School?
You can call 01274 676661 and visit shelfpreschool.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY391451 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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