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60 placesS74 0RL01226 740878
Yorkshire and The Humber
Childcare in Barnsley
255 registered providers with 4,041 places, up 22.5% since December 2021.
55day nurseries
147childminders
28after-school clubs
114newly registered since 2021
55.4%rated Good or better
92closed since 2021
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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57 placesS36 9AW07834412593
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56 placesS74 0ER07568097975
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55 placesS75 4HB01226 792852
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55 placesS72 8TQ01226 717312
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45 placesS36 6AR01226 805766
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36 placesS63 0JR01226 775885
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36 placesS70 5XB01226 350790
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33 placesS70 4BD01226 772877
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30 placesS73 9EU01226 775522
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26 placesS36 9RD01226761852
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20 placesS75 1LQ01226 390070
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140 placesS70 2NZ01226663002
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126 placesS71 1LQ01226 321855
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114 placesS75 4JS01226792350
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112 placesS70 1AL01226 200696
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110 placesS75 6DJ01226382423
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97 placesS70 2FL01226 805400
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89 placesS72 8UT01226713837
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80 placesS72 7BB01226 712175
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80 placesS70 3QY01226 290189
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73 placesS36 6HD07973 735608
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72 placesS70 1TH01226 779199
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70 placesS71 5PN01226 244 322
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63 placesS70 4EB07547719503
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62 placesS70 5TU01226 361222
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61 placesS71 2JS01226 397893
Report card Feb 2026
60 placesS71 5PN01226 491111
Good
60 placesS36 6HH07710 128024
Good
56 placesS75 6AL01226 872424
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50 placesS71 4QP01226 700600
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44 placesS75 2RJ07954601727
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43 placesS63 0DS01709897533
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42 placesS73 8TU01226 934 724
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42 placesS75 2AE01226 247444
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36 placesS73 8QS01226 758346
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35 placesS35 7AL0114 2883848
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32 placesS36 9NN01226 766919
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30 placesS71 3NB01226 296969
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30 placesS63 9PG01709888983
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28 placesS70 5HJ01226 248123
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28 placesS72 8UQ01226 715078
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26 placesS75 4LR01226 792294
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26 placesS74 8HS01226 740202
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25 placesS72 9HN01226 713889
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24 placesS63 0BX01709 880682
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24 placesS63 8ES01709 890 303
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22 placesS71 4EP07818 197069
Good
15 placesS63 9PG01709 889611
Good
S74 9QS01226 744610
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111 placesS71 3AQ07938550270
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106 placesS71 3PQ07376251319
Report card Feb 2026
86 placesS73 0LY01226 416412
Report card Mar 2026
75 placesS74 0HZ01226 744440
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72 placesS70 1TH01226779199
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62 placesS75 3RF07909 524592
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60 placesS71 4NE07434619213
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60 placesS36 6BS07885982881
Report card Feb 2026
54 placesS75 6FW01226 663257
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Tree Nursery Athersley | Athersley, Barnsley | 90 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Grimethorpe Family Centre | Barnsley | 41 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Core Training And Development Barnsley | Barnsley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Railway Children Nursery Elsecar | Barnsley | 54 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Fundayz @ Wellgate | Mapplewell | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Ohana for the Community | Barnsley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Ducklings | Barnsley | 86 | Inadequate | Jun 2025 |
| Shining Stars Daycare & Club | Barnsley | 32 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Tick Tocks Nursery And After School Club | Barnsley | 99 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Wonderland Nursery | Barnsley | 52 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Barnsley Stagecoach | Barnsley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Playdays Nursery Monk Bretton | Barnsley | 55 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Playdays Nursery | Barnsley | 51 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Leap Ahead Day Nursery | Barnsley | 51 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Little Explorers Community Nursery | Blackerhill, Barnsley | 26 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Barnsley South | Barnsley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| High Acres Day Nursery | Barnsley | 51 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Welcome Nurseries@Priory Campus | Barnsley | 86 | Needs improvement | Dec 2022 |
| Wiggles And Giggles Nursery | Barnsley | 52 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Darton Holiday Club | Darton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Dearne Holiday Club | Bolton on Dearne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Athersley Holiday Club | Barnsley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Worsbrough Holiday Club | Barnsley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Jump Holiday Club | Jump | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Grimethorpe Holiday Club | Grimethorpe, Barnsley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Penistone Holiday Club | Penistone | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Barnsley Central Holiday Club | Barnsley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Wonderland Nursery Ltd | Barnsley | 89 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| The Fun Box | Barnsley | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Barugh Green Pre-School | Barnsley | 24 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Learning Hotspots | Penistone | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |