Kirklees

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.

35places per 100 under-fives in Kirklees, against 32 for England

85%of the 21 inspected here are Good or better, 2 Outstanding

18 of 40are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

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.

Everything 40 Day nurseries 11Pre-schools 9School nurseries 13 Childminders 5 After-school clubs 2

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Darul-Arqum Nursery

Pre-school · Purlwell Lane, Batley, WF17 7NQ

Good£33.00 a dayBirth to 8+09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week73 placesOpen for decades

01924 423786 Their website

Healey Playgroup

Pre-school · West Park Road, Batley, WF17 7EL

GoodBirth to 509:00 to 17:00, 4 days a week60 placesOpen for decades

07892 943221 Their website

Al - Noor Nursery

Pre-school · Batley Carr Community Centre, Hyrstlands Road, Batley, WF17 7JT

GoodBirth to 508:30 to 15:15, 5 days a week★ 4.9 Google, 1230 placesOpen for decades

07850762391

Lydgate Pre-School

Pre-school · Lydgate Junior & Infant School, Lydgate Road, Batley, WF17 6EY

GoodBirth to 8+08:45 to 15:00, 5 days a week24 placesLong established

01924 460930 Their website

Hikmat Nursery

Pre-school · Indian Muslim Welfare Society, Al-Hikmah Centre, Batley, WF17 7AA

GoodBirth to 508:30 to 15:15, 5 days a week36 placesLong established

07850762391

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Recently

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

Questions

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.

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