Childcare in Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton has 10 day nurseries, 4 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them and rated 11 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 8 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.
3 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
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 2026Closed Gomersal House Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Gomersal House Day Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Gomersal House Day Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Cleckheaton
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Cleckheaton take funded hours?
6 of the 20 settings in Cleckheaton 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Cleckheaton rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Cleckheaton hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Cleckheaton take babies?
15 settings in Cleckheaton 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 Cleckheaton?
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 Cleckheaton
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.