Open-Air Playing & Learning in Ben-Rhydding

Providing Outstanding Childcare Services For Your Child In Ilkley 

Julie Denton focuses on outdoor play, learning and lots of fun.

Your child will be celebrated and nurtured within our home-based setting and caring, family-like ethos.

Open Air

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Building strong nurturing relationships with each child

We are a team of qualified professionals, but also loving mums and these two perspectives have led to establishment of our caring, family-like ethos.

Open-air outdoor setting for learning & playing

Our setting offers each half of the indoor/outdoor learning balance within an open-air environment. With a stimulating outdoor space complimented by cosy shelters.

Highly qualified and experienced team

A team of passionate practitioners who are continually seeking to develop and improve our practice and provision.

All year round, responsive service provision

A home based setting which is able to deliver services all year around and are often able to respond flexibly to the needs of our families.

Your child is unique, so are we.

An Ofsted outstanding service with a team of passionate practitioners who want to get to know your child and to support your family. Your child will spend their days busy exploring, experiencing, climbing, dancing, painting, puzzling, problem solving, imagining, getting mucky and laughing lots!

View Ofsted Report

158

Children looked after

45,000

Hours of child care experience

658

Puddles have been jumped in

1,232

Books have been read

Julie's House Mission Statement

Each child is celebrated and nurtured within our home-based setting and family ethos, by our committed, experienced and skilled staff team. Families are welcomed, valued and respected, and we aim to provide flexible and responsive support to meet your needs, and work closely with each unique family.


We believe that care and education are indivisible and offer a curriculum which is structured around play; following each child’s individual interests, regular exciting adventures to various places in the community, and lots of fun. We provide all this in an open-air setting: a stimulating outdoor space complimented by cosy shelters and a warm welcoming kitchen, ensuring that you child has access to a multi-sensory and movement rich environment and curriculum. 

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