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Childcare in Ilkley (Bradford)

Ilkley (Bradford) has 8 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 10 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Bradford there are 22 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

22places per 100 under-fives in Bradford, against 32 for England
100%of the 18 inspected here are Good or better, 6 Outstanding
5 of 28are 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 Bradford, 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 140 school nursery classes across Bradford, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 28Day nurseries 8Pre-schools 5School nurseries 3Childminders 6After-school clubs 6
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Day nurseries 8

The Railway Children

Day nursery · Menston Railway Station, Station Road, Ilkley, LS29 6JH

GoodBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week51 placesLong established
01943 873514

Addingham Ducklings

Day nursery · Old Station Fisheries, 2-4 Old Station Way, Ilkley, LS29 0LP

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm20 placesLong established
07454221911

Pre-schools 4

All Saints Pre-School

Pre-school · Little Lane Childrens Centre, Little Lane, Ilkley, LS29 8HZ

OutstandingTakes funded hours£8.00 a sessionBirth to 5Babies from 9 months08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week23 placesLong established
07903 584370Their website

Menston Pre School

Pre-school · Kirklands Community Centre, Kirklands, Ilkley, LS29 6HT

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5From 2 years 6 months09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week30 placesLong established
01943 876252Their website

Addingham Preschool

Pre-school · C/O Addingham Primary School, Bolton Road, Ilkley, LS29 0NR

Report card Dec 2025Takes funded hours£7.00 an hourBirth to 8+From 2 years08:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week30 placesOpen for decades
01943 830 450Their website

Childminders 6

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Burrows, Gail

Childminder · Ilkley, LS29 6EE

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder12 placesRegistered for decades

Akid, Mischelle

Childminder · Ilkley, LS29 6NH

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Bruce, Sarah Madeline

Childminder · Ilkley, LS29 8LE

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Beldon, Polly

Childminder · Ilkley, LS29 6DH

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Cox, Rachel Dawn

Childminder · Ilkley, LS29 6DQ

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder3 placesRegistered for decades

After-school and holiday clubs 2

The Larks And Nightingales

After-school club · Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Valley Drive, Ilkley, LS29 8NL

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Before and after school, plus holidays20 placesLong established
07713 692087

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Recently

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 Ilkley Preschool Playgroup Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Ilkley Preschool Playgroup Sessional day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Kip McGrath Ilkley Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Stagecoach Ilkley Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Ilkley Preschool Playgroup Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Closed LSC @ Ben Rhydding Primary School Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Ilkley (Bradford)

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

Which nurseries in Ilkley (Bradford) take funded hours?

5 of the 28 settings in Ilkley (Bradford) 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 Ilkley (Bradford) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 6 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ilkley (Bradford) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Ilkley (Bradford) take babies?

20 settings in Ilkley (Bradford) 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 Ilkley (Bradford)?

Bradford has 22 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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Towns close to Ilkley (Bradford)

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