Wingate Day Nursery

In June 2025, paint pumps, puppets and wooden balancing planks featured in Wingate’s nursery day: children practised doing things for themselves, with adults helping them build language and physical confidence. At its 3 June 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated Wingate Day Nursery Good and judged safeguarding effective. That dated judgement is the starting point for assessing its care and education.

Wingate accepts children from birth to five at Wingate House, Raglan Avenue, Keighley, BD22 6BJ. Its youngest children and older children had different opportunities to develop independence in June 2025, from feeding themselves to serving food and helping friends. The practical attraction is an all-year opening calendar, with weekday opening hours from 7am to 6pm and bank holiday closures.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children’s learning, development and care. In parent language, that means a day which brings together communication, movement, play and everyday care, rather than treating learning as a separate lesson.

In June 2025, activities built on children’s existing skills. Adults supported babies taking early steps, joined toddlers moving to music and showed older children how to balance on wooden planks. Tools for making marks gave children practice using their hands and fingers. These were concrete routes towards the skills needed for their next stage, with movement and coordination running through different ages’ experiences.

Language work was similarly adapted. Babies heard individual words repeated during play, while older children had conversations extended through questions and their own interests. Visual prompts and signs supported children with SEND. The useful distinction is the way adults changed their communication to match the child, rather than expecting everyone to respond to the same instruction.

Books had a substantial place in the June 2025 day. An author visited to share stories, families could borrow from a lending library, and children shared books with adults both individually and in small groups. Puppets added another way into songs and rhymes; babies also handled them themselves. Borrowing books gave families a practical connection between nursery reading and home.

Outdoor and Community Life

In June 2025, helping another child was part of everyday activity: children using paint pumps offered assistance when friends struggled. Food routines also provided opportunities to practise. Toddlers used tongs to pick up fruit, while older children poured drinks, served food and cleared plates. Independence here was expressed through manageable tasks, rather than simply being an aspiration.

Activity organisation needed more attention at that visit. A floor-level tray intended for babies was difficult to use because they crawled across it, and some older children could not easily reach materials during a shared activity. The issue was access: having an activity ready did not ensure every child could benefit from it.

Relationships and Communication

In June 2025, babies turned to their key person for reassurance, and staff knew children well. Those familiar relationships matter for children who need comfort before returning to play. Families received daily conversations and app updates, giving them regular contact with staff about the nursery day.

A grandparent stay-and-play session was planned in June 2025, creating an opportunity for grandparents to spend time alongside their grandchildren at nursery. Communication about learning was less consistent: parents were not always given clear guidance on how to extend activities at home. Daily updates and useful learning advice are different things, and families should weigh both.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At the June 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that children with SEND received very effective support and made very good progress, with individual targets, outside-agency involvement and additional funding used for adult time and communication resources. Targets were reviewed regularly, so staff had a shared account of the help each child needed. This gives parents a concrete picture of the support assessed at that visit, rather than a general promise of inclusion.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Wingate opens throughout the year and closes on bank holidays. The calendar makes nursery attendance possible across the year rather than following school terms.

Getting There

The address is Wingate House, Raglan Avenue, Keighley, BD22 6BJ. Families can contact the Wingate branch directly on 01535 610891.

Funding and Paid Extras

In June 2025, Wingate offered government-funded childcare and received specific funding for disadvantaged children. This is a dated account of participation in funding, rather than a promise that a particular child qualifies for a place.

• Access to activities. In June 2025, some children had difficulty reaching or using planned materials. On a visit, ask how shared activities are now arranged so babies and older children can take part.
• Learning updates. June 2025 communication included an app and daily conversations, but guidance for learning at home needed greater clarity. Ask to see how an update explains a child’s next steps.
• Your attendance pattern. The nursery opens across the year, with a 7am to 6pm weekday window and bank holiday closures. Ask which booking pattern fits the days and hours your family needs.

Wingate suits families seeking all-year weekday childcare who value practical independence, books and language-rich play. Its June 2025 strengths were expressed through specific experiences, including borrowing books, using food-serving tools and receiving individual communication support. Activity access and clearer advice for learning at home remain the two inspection-era points to explore when deciding whether its day will work for your child.