Childcare in Halifax
Halifax has 38 day nurseries, 10 pre-schools, 22 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 44 of them and rated 43 Good or better, 13 of them Outstanding. 43 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.
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.
33 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 Early Years @ Lightcliffe Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kip McGrath Education UK Limited Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Hebble Harlequins @ Park Lane Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kip McGrath Halifax Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Early Years @ Lightcliffe Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened The Spinning Top Day Nursery Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Brearley, Molly Anne
- Dec 2025Opened Jubilee Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Siddal Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened First Class Learning Tuition Centre Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Siddal Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Jubilee Nursery Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Halifax
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Halifax take funded hours?
33 of the 87 settings in Halifax 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Halifax rated Outstanding?
Yes. 13 of the 44 settings Ofsted has inspected in Halifax hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Halifax take babies?
54 settings in Halifax 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 Halifax?
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.
Towns close to Halifax
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.