Childcare in Selby (North Yorkshire)
Selby (North Yorkshire) has 16 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 9 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 8 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 27 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 20 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.
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.
16 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 Little Ducks - Hemingbrough Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kids Corner B&A Hemingbrough Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Little Ducks - Hemingbrough Ltd Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Selby (North Yorkshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Selby (North Yorkshire) take funded hours?
14 of the 47 settings in Selby (North Yorkshire) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Selby (North Yorkshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 27 settings Ofsted has inspected in Selby (North Yorkshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Selby (North Yorkshire) take babies?
36 settings in Selby (North Yorkshire) 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 Selby (North Yorkshire)?
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.
Towns close to Selby (North Yorkshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.