Childcare in Sheffield
Sheffield has 117 day nurseries, 19 pre-schools, 89 school nursery classes, 47 childminders and 81 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 153 of them and rated 145 Good or better, 23 of them Outstanding. 202 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £18 to £95, typically £42. Across Sheffield there are 28 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Sheffield, 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 89 school nursery classes across Sheffield, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
121 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 Miles of Smiles Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Little Ark Nursery & Pre-School Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Baseline Kids Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Village Kids at Dore Old School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Village Kids at Dore Methodist Church Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Meersbrook Park After School Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Middlewood Nature Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Playtimes Academy Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened KRS Education Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened Littlewood's Nurture Hub Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Endeavour Kids Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Baird, Bethan Emily
What people ask about childcare in Sheffield
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Sheffield?
Of the 8 full-day rates published by settings in Sheffield, the typical price is £42 a day, ranging from £18 to £95. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Sheffield take funded hours?
121 of the 355 settings in Sheffield 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sheffield rated Outstanding?
Yes. 23 of the 153 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sheffield hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sheffield take babies?
220 settings in Sheffield 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 Sheffield?
Sheffield has 28 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 Sheffield
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.