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Childcare in Brighouse (Calderdale)

Brighouse (Calderdale) has 8 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 13 of them and rated 12 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 12 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Calderdale there are 37 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

37places per 100 under-fives in Calderdale, against 32 for England
92%of the 13 inspected here are Good or better, 4 Outstanding
9 of 25are 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 Calderdale, 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 44 school nursery classes across Calderdale, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 25Day nurseries 8Pre-schools 2School nurseries 4Childminders 6After-school clubs 5
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Day nurseries 8

Smarties Nursery

Day nursery · Smarties Nursery, Field Top Road, Brighouse, HD6 3XB

OutstandingTakes funded hours£58.00 a dayBirth to 5Babies from 9 months07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.9 Google, 1982 placesLong established
01484 728050Their website

Toy Box Day Nursery

Day nursery · Daisy Road, Brighouse, HD6 3SX

Report card Dec 2025Takes funded hours£64.00 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.5 Google, 854 placesLong established
01484 717180Their website

Pre-schools 1

Clifton Village Nursery

Pre-school · C/O St John'S Primary Academy, Clifton, Brighouse, HD6 4HP

OutstandingTakes funded hours£4.50 an hourBirth to 8+From 2 years09:00 to 15:00, 7 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 524 placesOpen for decades
07976903170Their website

School nursery classes 2

After-school and holiday clubs 2

Hebble Harlequins @ Highbury

After-school club · Highbury School, Lower Edge Road, Brighouse, HD6 3LD

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week14 placesNewly opened
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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 2025Opened Hebble Harlequins @ Highbury Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Brighouse (Calderdale)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Brighouse (Calderdale) take funded hours?

9 of the 25 settings in Brighouse (Calderdale) 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 Brighouse (Calderdale) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 4 of the 13 settings Ofsted has inspected in Brighouse (Calderdale) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Brighouse (Calderdale) take babies?

18 settings in Brighouse (Calderdale) 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 Brighouse (Calderdale)?

Calderdale has 37 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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