Childcare in Batley
Batley has 11 day nurseries, 9 pre-schools, 13 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 21 of them and rated 18 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 19 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Kirklees there are 35 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Kirklees, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 79 school nursery classes across Kirklees, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2025Closed The Ark Preschool Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Batley
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Batley take funded hours?
18 of the 40 settings in Batley are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Batley rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 21 settings Ofsted has inspected in Batley hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Batley take babies?
21 settings in Batley are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Batley?
Kirklees has 35 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Batley
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.