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200 placesLS10 3TP0113 276 6601
Yorkshire and The Humber
Childcare in Leeds
847 registered providers with 15,479 places, up 2.5% since December 2021.
198day nurseries
484childminders
95after-school clubs
298newly registered since 2021
58.3%rated Good or better
461closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 24.4% 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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75 placesLS27 7QR0113 2522540
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24 placesLS12 5EZ01132637397
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130 placesLS16 5JY0113 275 5891
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127 placesLS28 5LE0113 257 7868
Report card May 2026
124 placesLS14 6EP01133782681
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123 placesLS25 1NT01132 873388
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120 placesLS17 9HL01937573462
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115 placesLS17 5BP07791356488
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107 placesLS27 7PX01924 822899
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106 placesLS10 3HG01132712330
Report card Nov 2025
104 placesLS19 7HR01943879020
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101 placesLS8 2LE01132323363
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Camp @Shire Oak | Leeds | 100 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Little People Bramley | Leeds | 81 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| HOPECFI - SEND Alternative Provision for pupils up to 16 years old | Leeds | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Sunshine Community Nursery | Leeds | 60 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Sunnybank Nursery | Leeds | 37 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Roundabout Pre School | Leeds | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Children's Corner Childcare LLP (Moorlands) | Leeds | 27 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Bee Happy Kids Childcare Limited | Leeds | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Munchkins | Leeds | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Shadwell Childcare Ltd | Leeds | 17 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kumon Pudsey | Pudsey | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| All Stars Out of School Club | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kip McGrath Education centre | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kids Planet Church Walk | Leeds | 96 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Rosewood Nursery | Leeds | 60 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Explorers Of Cookridge | Cookridge | 50 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Owls Nursery Shepherds Lane | Leeds | 49 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Owls Nursery Rothwell | Leeds | 45 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Chapel Street Pre-school | Leeds | 40 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Cherubs Kindergarten | Leeds | 36 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Children's Corner Childcare LLP (Granary Wharf) | Leeds | 27 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Asha Playscheme | Leeds | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Adventurers Montessori Ltd | Leeds | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Brightstars | Leeds | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Bizzykids | Middleton, Leeds | 14 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Conexus Tuition Horsforth | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Wetherby | Wetherby | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kaas Afterschool Tuition Ltd | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Lextra Tuition Centre | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Leeds East | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kaleidoscope Drighlington | Bradford | 123 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| United Adventure Camps - Moorlands School | Leeds | 120 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Montessori Nursery At Headingley | Leeds | 112 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Prospect House | Leeds | 98 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Kaleidoscope Morley | Leeds | 72 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Kaleidoscope Gildersome | Gildersome | 48 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Northfields Nursery Woodkirk | Dewsbury | 45 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Art Camp @ Westgate Primary | Otley | 34 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Roundabout Pre-School Ltd | Leeds | 30 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Phoenix Day Nursery | Leeds | 20 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Art Camp UK @Ashfield | Otley | 17 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Sporting Juniors | Bardsey | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| United Adventure Camps - The Grammar School at Leeds | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Pro Coach - Yorkshire Indoor Cricket Centre | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Training Group And The Care Ltd | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| The Montessori Nurtury At Moortown | Leeds | 85 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little People Bramley | Leeds | 81 | Needs improvement | Dec 2024 |
| Best Family Childcare at Highfield | Leeds | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Bojangles Nursery | Leeds | 72 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Owls Nursery Chapel Allerton | Leeds | 56 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Owls Nursery Gipton North | Gipton | 52 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Little Owls Nursery Kentmere | Leeds | 50 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Primley Wood Play Scheme | Leeds | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Inside Outside Childcare Ltd | Leeds | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Ladybirds Out Of School Club | Methley | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Beanstalk Nursery | Leeds | 28 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Kirkstall St Stephen's Pre-School | Leeds | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Asha Preschool | Leeds | 10 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| SPACE@Hillcrest | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Leeds Headingley Study Centre | Leeds | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |