Childcare in Shipley
Shipley has 11 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 9 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 20 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.
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.
2 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 Kanga Kare Shipley Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened art-K Saltaire Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Qalm Academy Ltd Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Development Through Education Ltd Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kanga Kare Shipley Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Den Buddies Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Shipley
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Shipley take funded hours?
12 of the 38 settings in Shipley 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Shipley rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Shipley hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Shipley take babies?
23 settings in Shipley 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 Shipley?
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.
Towns close to Shipley
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.