Childcare in Huddersfield
Huddersfield has 63 day nurseries, 19 pre-schools, 31 school nursery classes, 26 childminders and 32 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 93 of them and rated 91 Good or better, 18 of them Outstanding. 78 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £23 to £74, typically £62. 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.
171 settings, best rated first. 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 2026Opened Rise and Shine Afterschool Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened 1st Steps Nursery & Preschool Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Reinwood out of school club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kirkheaton Out of School Club @The Scout Hut Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kirkheaton Out of School Club Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Outlane Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Outlane Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kirkheaton Out of School Club Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Provision In The Community Limited Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kirkheaton Out of School Club @ The Scout Hut Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed St Joseph's Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Tuition Time Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Huddersfield
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Huddersfield?
Of the 14 full-day rates published by settings in Huddersfield, the typical price is £62 a day, ranging from £23 to £74. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Huddersfield take funded hours?
43 of the 171 settings in Huddersfield 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Huddersfield rated Outstanding?
Yes. 18 of the 93 settings Ofsted has inspected in Huddersfield hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Huddersfield take babies?
125 settings in Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield?
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 Huddersfield
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.