Full-day nursery in Cutsyke, Wakefield
Unicorn Nursery
Day Care Centre, Leeds Road, CASTLEFORD, WF10 5HA · 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 August 2016Reference EY537722Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 7 September 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
Day Care Centre, Leeds Road, CASTLEFORD, WF10 5HA · More nurseries in WF10
Stations
- Castleford19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Glasshoughton23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Cutsyke Cross Roads, Garth Street and Old School Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George's Field5 min walk
- Saville Park9 min walk
- Quarry Park10 min walk
- Pasture Way10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 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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Unicorn Nursery is a full-day nursery at Day Care Centre, Leeds Road, CASTLEFORD, WF10 5HA, in Cutsyke, Wakefield. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Ladybird Daycare Limited.
Run by Ladybird Daycare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Unicorn 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
- Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Half Acres Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2020 0.6 miles
- The Grange School ages 5–14 0.8 miles
- Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Castleford Park Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.1 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 Unicorn Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Unicorn Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Unicorn Nursery take?
Unicorn Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Unicorn Nursery?
Unicorn Nursery is run by Ladybird Daycare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Unicorn Nursery?
Castleford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Unicorn Nursery?
You can call 01977 552389 and visit theunicornnurserycastleford.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 EY537722 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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