Shelf, Halifax · URN EY266155
According to Ofsted's inspection on 2 July 2026, Shelf Preschool and Out of School Club in Shelf, Halifax was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Needs Attention; achievement: Needs Attention; behaviour and routines: Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing: Needs Attention; inclusion: Needs Attention; leadership and governance: Needs Attention. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Shelf, Halifax · HX3 7PB. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby
Report card: six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Shelf Preschool and Out of School Club in Shelf, Halifax was last inspected on 2 July 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Needs Attention; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Shelf Preschool and Out of School Club is registered for children aged 1 to 11.
Shelf Preschool and Out of School Club is registered for up to 55 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Shelf Preschool and Out of School Club has been registered with Ofsted since 9 June 2003. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY266155.
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