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Yorkshire and The Humber
Childcare in Bradford
460 registered providers with 8,217 places, down 3.7% since December 2021.
129day nurseries
217childminders
67after-school clubs
158newly registered since 2021
53.8%rated Good or better
272closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 35.2% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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Report card Mar 2026
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Report card Apr 2026
72 placesBD8 7JN01274 202001
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Kick Football | Bradford | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Harden Holiday Club | Bingley | 27 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| St John's Under 5's Pre-School | Bradford | 25 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Groots Childcare Hub 4 (Reevy Hill Primary School) | Bradford | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ilkley Preschool Playgroup | Ilkley | 23 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Al Hikmah Nursery | Keighley | 16 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Kanga Kare Shipley | Shipley | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Play And Learn Scheme | Keighley | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Topgrades Tuition Centre | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Raising Explorers | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| BEE Creative | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Inspiring Learners | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| I Inspire Aftercare | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Shibden Head Pre-School Inc Kids Club | Bradford | 53 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Rookery Nook Day Nursery Limited | Bradford | 50 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Harden Pre-School | Bingley | 40 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Magic Angels Nursery Ltd | Bradford | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Ilkley Preschool Playgroup | Ilkley | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Springfield Breakfast & After School Club | Bingley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Blessings Afterschool Club Keighley | Keighley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sowing Seeds Tuition | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Extra Club @ Wiggles | Bradford | 242 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| First Kick Football | Bradford | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| St Joseph's Club | Bingley | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| LSC @ Ben Rhydding Primary School | Ilkley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ashby Knight Tuition | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| KidsZone | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| BEE Creative | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Lbc Tuition | Keighley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Highfield Nursery | Keighley | 90 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Pippins Childcare and Education | Bradford | 60 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Midland Road Nursery School & Children's Centre | Bradford | 60 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Strawberries Private Day Nursery | Bradford | 57 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Tiny Tots Bradford Ltd | Bradford | 43 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| St Joseph's After School Club | Keighley | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Hive | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Resolve Education Bradford | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Excel Tuition Centre (shipley) | Shipley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Inspiring Learners | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Bradford | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| A2z Learning Centre | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Raising Explorers Great Horton | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Queensbury Out Of School Club And Daycare | Queensbury | 100 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Rainbow House Private Day Nursery | Bradford | 88 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Childsplay Cafe West Healthy Living Centre | Bradford | 52 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Bramble Hedge Pre-School | Bingley | 32 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Charlie Clayton's Care Club | Bradford | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Hoyle Court Pre-School | Baildon | 26 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Exclusive Tuition | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Kidfit | Ilkley | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Kmec Bradford West | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Dradishaw House Day Nursery | Keighley | 64 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Farfield Nursery Ltd | Shipley | 61 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Fearnley Day Nursery | Bradford | 41 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Children's Place Gateway | Bradford | 41 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Footprints Childcare | Bradford | 40 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Children's Place Summerfield | Bradford | 39 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| The Villages Pre-School Ltd Burley In Wharfedale | Ilkley | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Jonosheba Academy Bradford | Bradford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Horton Green Day Nursery | Bradford | 64 | Good | Jun 2023 |