Report card Apr 2026
205 placesHX7 5RU01422 882010
Yorkshire and The Humber
Childcare in Calderdale
196 registered providers with 4,324 places, down 5.2% since December 2021.
67day nurseries
86childminders
19after-school clubs
68newly registered since 2021
61.8%rated Good or better
102closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 21.1% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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115 placesHX1 2EN01422330432
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100 placesHX5 9HZ01422373723
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75 placesHX6 3NR01422836574
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Report card Nov 2025
65 placesHX3 5AX01422 300055
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100 placesHX3 8HX01422 200123
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100 placesHX1 2TE01422360199
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Report card Apr 2026
80 placesHX1 2JP01422646690
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79 placesHX7 8AD01422 845820
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78 placesHX2 9RX01422 647224
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75 placesHX3 7HT07877438017
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65 placesHX1 2TE01422 342999
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Report card Dec 2025
54 placesHD6 3SX01484 717180
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52 placesHX3 0TE01422 300060
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52 placesOL14 5JE01706819460
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51 placesOL14 5SL01706814800
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39 placesHX1 2XR01422251807
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24 placesHX3 5BT07903859595
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hebble Harlequins @ Park Lane | Halifax | 65 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Early Years @ Lightcliffe | Halifax | 36 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| 3 Corners | Sowerby Bridge | 20 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Kip McGrath Education UK Limited | Halifax | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Jubilee Nursery | Halifax | 49 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| The Northern Lights Pre-School and Out of School Club | Halifax | 48 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Todmorden Nursery | Todmorden | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Siddal Nursery | Halifax | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Plumb Learning | Hebden Bridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Harley Street Nursery | Todmorden | 52 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| M & A Club | Todmorden | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| St Mary's Out of School Club | Sowerby Bridge | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| ClubsComplete @ Hebden Royd | Hebden Bridge | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Little Gleddings Nursery | Halifax | 34 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Heptonstall Out of School Club | Hebden Bridge | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| NSX Adventure - Rishworth School | Sowerby Bridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Harp at Greetland | Greetland | 126 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Castle Hill Private Day Nursery | Todmorden | 36 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Ash Green Children's Centre Daycare | Halifax | 28 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Sowerby Bridge Day Nursery | Sowerby Bridge | 0 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Sweet Pea Children's Day Nursery | Halifax | 59 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Little Gems Pre-school | Halifax | 28 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Hilltops Pre-School | Sowerby Bridge | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Kip McGrath Halifax | Halifax | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Bents Farm Limited | Sowerby Bridge | 79 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Hebble Harlequins @ Spring Hall | Halifax | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Castle Hill Day Nursery | Todmorden | 36 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Lightcliffe Out of School Club | Halifax | 32 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Elland Out of School Club | Elland | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| United Adventure Camps - Rishworth School | Sowerby Bridge | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Welcome Nurseries @ Greetlands | Halifax | 144 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Welcome Nurseries @ Bramley Lane | Halifax | 83 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Triangle House Private Day | Sowerby Bridge | 71 | Outstanding | Dec 2022 |
| Totspot Day Nursery (Shelf) Ltd | Halifax | 65 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Stepping Stones Private Day Nursery | Halifax | 59 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| St John's Out of School Club | Sowerby Bridge | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| All Saints Playgroup | Halifax | 30 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Bouncing Bobbies Private Day Nursery | Brighouse | 20 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Colden Early Years Nursery & Children's Club | Hebden Bridge | 16 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Step Out of School Club | Halifax | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Bright Stars Private Day Nursery | Halifax | 92 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Little Village Learners | Hebden Bridge | 26 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Willows @ Shelf | Halifax | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Heroes Centre Limited | Halifax | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Lightcliffe Pre-School | Halifax | 0 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Stagecoach Halifax | Brighouse | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |