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Childcare in Ossett

Ossett has 7 day nurseries, 6 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 9 of them and rated 8 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 13 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Wakefield there are 23 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

23places per 100 under-fives in Wakefield, against 32 for England
88%of the 9 inspected here are Good or better, 3 Outstanding
8 of 22are 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 Wakefield, 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 100 school nursery classes across Wakefield, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 22Day nurseries 7School nurseries 6Childminders 6After-school clubs 3
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Cloud9 Childcare

Day nursery · Ashfield House, Illingworth Street, Ossett, WF5 8AL

Report card Apr 2026Birth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm90 placesOpen a few years
07725259388

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Day nursery · Rcm Business Centre Sandbeds Trading Estate, Dewsbury Road, Ossett, WF5 9ND

Not yet inspected5 and overOpen all day, usually 8am to 6pmOpen a few years
07950468651

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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.

  • Dec 2025Opened Blossom Tree Bloomers Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Ossett

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

Which nurseries in Ossett take funded hours?

8 of the 22 settings in Ossett 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ossett rated Outstanding?

Yes. 3 of the 9 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ossett hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Ossett take babies?

14 settings in Ossett 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 Ossett?

Wakefield has 23 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 Ossett

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

Dewsbury45 settings · 2.6 milesWakefield112 settings · 3.3 milesWakefield29 settings · 3.6 milesBatley40 settings · 3.9 milesHeckmondwike9 settings · 4.6 milesMirfield14 settings · 5.2 miles
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