Childcare in Dewsbury (Kirklees)
Dewsbury (Kirklees) has 15 day nurseries, 9 pre-schools, 15 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 20 of them and rated 19 Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 25 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.
2 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 Child's Play Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Childs Play Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Street-WYze Youth Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Teach Smart Tuition - Dewsbury Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened 20:20 Foundation Trust Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Pepper Royd Day Nursery & Forest School Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Paradise Early Years Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Dewsbury (Kirklees)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Dewsbury (Kirklees) take funded hours?
17 of the 45 settings in Dewsbury (Kirklees) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Dewsbury (Kirklees) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 20 settings Ofsted has inspected in Dewsbury (Kirklees) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Dewsbury (Kirklees) take babies?
25 settings in Dewsbury (Kirklees) 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 Dewsbury (Kirklees)?
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 Dewsbury (Kirklees)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.