Full-day nursery in South Elmsall, Wakefield
Westfield Centre Children's Day Care
Westfield Centre, Westfield Lane, Pontefract, WF9 2PU · 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 May 2017Reference EY545703Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 22 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places39 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 September 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 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
Westfield Centre, Westfield Lane, Pontefract, WF9 2PU · More nurseries in WF9
Stations
- South Elmsall6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Moorthorpe16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including South Elmsall Market, South Elmsall Bus Station and Carlton Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Minsthorpe Park5 min walk
- Frickley Country Park7 min walk
- Westfield Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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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Westfield Centre Children's Day Care is a full-day nursery at Westfield Centre, Westfield Lane, Pontefract, WF9 2PU, in South Elmsall, Wakefield. It is registered for 39 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Centre Children's Day CareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| St Luke's Pre-School NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Happy Days Childrens CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Upton DaycareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Badsworth NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
| Butterflys Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- Ash Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Ark Northfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2022 1.2 miles
- South Kirkby Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.7 miles
- Upton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.8 miles
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.8 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 Westfield Centre Children's Day Care's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Westfield Centre Children's Day Care Good at its inspection on 22 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Westfield Centre Children's Day Care take?
Westfield Centre Children's Day Care is registered with Ofsted for up to 39 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Westfield Centre Children's Day Care?
South Elmsall is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY545703 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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