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Childcare in Knaresborough

Knaresborough has 5 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 2 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 9 of them and rated 8 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North Yorkshire there are 39 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.

39places per 100 under-fives in North Yorkshire, against 32 for England
88%of the 9 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
6 of 15are 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 North Yorkshire, 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 169 school nursery classes across North Yorkshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 15Day nurseries 5Pre-schools 5School nurseries 2Childminders 2After-school clubs 1
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Day nurseries 5

Nidderdale Nursery Ltd

Day nursery · Kids At Heart, Low Moor Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 9JB

Report card Apr 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from 3 months07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week77 placesOpen for decades
01423 862192Their website

Pre-schools 5

Noah's Ark Preschool

Pre-school · Gracious Street Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Knaresborough, HG5 8AN

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+From 2 years 6 months09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week★ 4.2 Google, 520 placesOpen for decades
01423868575Their website

Scriven Park Pre School

Pre-school · Meadowside Cp School, Halfpenny Lane, Knaresborough, HG5 0SL

GoodBirth to 8+08:45 to 15:30, 4 days a week20 placesOpen for decades
01423 313 138

Stagecoach Keighley

Pre-school · Woodcroft, High Bond End, Knaresborough, HG5 9BS

Not yet inspected5 and overSessions in term time, often morningsLong established
0113 234 6098

School nursery classes 2

Childminders 2

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

Abbott, Lisa Louise

Childminder · Knaresborough, HG5 0ND

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesLong established

Bingham, Zoe Beth

Childminder · Knaresborough, HG5 0FQ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesNewly registered

After-school and holiday clubs 1

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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 2026Opened Total Sports @ Aspin Park Academy Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Total Sports @ Aspin Park Academy Out-of-school day care
  • Dec 2025Closed Nidderdale Children's Day Nursery Full day care
  • Dec 2025Opened Nidderdale Nursery Ltd Full day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Total Sports @ Aspin Park Academy Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Opened Stockwell Community Sessional day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Red Kite Schoolies Holiday Club Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Knaresborough Wellbeing Hub Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Knaresborough

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

Which nurseries in Knaresborough take funded hours?

6 of the 15 settings in Knaresborough 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 Knaresborough rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 9 settings Ofsted has inspected in Knaresborough hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Knaresborough take babies?

11 settings in Knaresborough 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 Knaresborough?

North Yorkshire has 39 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.

Nearby

Towns close to Knaresborough

Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.

Harrogate69 settings · 4.2 milesWetherby17 settings · 7.7 milesRipon24 settings · 10.4 milesOtley14 settings · 12.1 milesTadcaster11 settings · 14.2 milesThirsk17 settings · 14.3 miles
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