65 nurseries in Calderdale

Every day nursery in the Calderdale council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

65 day nurseries

13 rated Outstanding

5 with a new report card (8%)

3,732 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Calderdale

14 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Calderdale
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Tot Spot Day Nursery Halifax, HX3	Strong standard in all 6	25 November 2025	65
2	White Stork Nursery at The Tannery Halifax, HX3	Outstanding	29 July 2025	75
3	Kids Planet Halifax Halifax, HX1	Outstanding	26 March 2025	115
4	Triangle House Private Day Nursery Sowerby Bridge, HX6	Outstanding	21 March 2025	75
5	Mill Cottage Montessori School Day Care Brighouse, HD6	Outstanding	5 March 2025	77
6	Creative Learning Elland, HX5	Outstanding	6 February 2025	50
7	Smarties Nursery Brighouse, HD6	Outstanding	12 November 2024	82
8	Pye Nest Nursery Halifax, HX2	Outstanding	5 November 2024	64
9	Fairfield Halifax, HX3	Outstanding	16 May 2024	62
10	Water's Edge Nursery Ltd Elland, HX5	Outstanding	5 July 2023	100
11	Ash Green Nursery Halifax, HX2	Outstanding	15 December 2022	15
12	Kevin Pearce Nursery Halifax, HX3	Outstanding	6 September 2022	40

Day nurseries in Calderdale, best rated first

All 65 day nurseries in Calderdale
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Tot Spot Day Nursery Halifax, HX3	Strong standard in all 6	25 November 2025	65
2	White Stork Nursery at The Tannery Halifax, HX3	Outstanding	29 July 2025	75
3	Kids Planet Halifax Halifax, HX1	Outstanding	26 March 2025	115
4	Triangle House Private Day Nursery Sowerby Bridge, HX6	Outstanding	21 March 2025	75
5	Mill Cottage Montessori School Day Care Brighouse, HD6	Outstanding	5 March 2025	77
6	Creative Learning Elland, HX5	Outstanding	6 February 2025	50
7	Smarties Nursery Brighouse, HD6	Outstanding	12 November 2024	82
8	Pye Nest Nursery Halifax, HX2	Outstanding	5 November 2024	64
9	Fairfield Halifax, HX3	Outstanding	16 May 2024	62
10	Water's Edge Nursery Ltd Elland, HX5	Outstanding	5 July 2023	100
11	Ash Green Nursery Halifax, HX2	Outstanding	15 December 2022	15
12	Kevin Pearce Nursery Halifax, HX3	Outstanding	6 September 2022	40
13	Little Learners Pre-School Day Care Inc Brighouse, HD6	Outstanding	21 June 2022	49
14	Grass Roots Private Day Nursery Sowerby Bridge, HX6	Outstanding	16 August 2021	53
15	The Ark Nursery and Space Out of School Club Hebden Bridge, HX7	Expected standard in 4 of 6	23 April 2026	205
16	Shining Stars Day Nursery Halifax, HX1	Expected standard in 5 of 6	24 April 2026	80
17	Toy Box Day Nursery Brighouse, HD6	Expected standard in 5 of 6	9 December 2025	54
18	Ashbourne Day Nursery at Greetland Halifax, HX4	Expected standard in all 6	7 May 2026	63
19	Crossley Mill Nursery Hebden Bridge, HX7	Good	18 September 2025	79
20	Children's Place Halifax Halifax, HX1	Good	13 May 2025	59
21	Castle Hill Private Day Nursery Ltd Todmorden, OL14	Good	1 April 2025	51
22	Norland Fun Club Sowerby Bridge, HX6	Good	28 March 2025	20
23	Gingerbread House Ltd Halifax, HX3	Good	27 February 2025	34
24	Harley Street Nursery Todmorden, OL14	Good	11 February 2025	52
25	Willows Day Nursery Brighouse, HD6	Good	21 June 2024	90
26	Shelf Pre-School Halifax, HX3	Good	11 June 2024	30
27	Caterpillar Day Care Todmorden, OL14	Good	25 March 2024	36
28	Sticky Fingers Pre-School Halifax, HX3	Good	15 March 2024	25
29	St Georges Pre-School Halifax, HX3	Good	26 February 2024	24
30	Elland Under 5's Community Playgroup Elland, HX5	Good	16 January 2024	24
31	Hopscotch Tuel Lane Ltd Sowerby Bridge, HX6	Good	28 November 2023	16
32	Little Village Learners and Fun Track Hebden Bridge, HX7	Good	11 October 2023	34
33	Hebble Harlequins @ Shaw Lodge Halifax, HX3	Good	5 October 2023	32
34	Creations Nursery Halifax, HX2	Good	3 October 2023	33
35	Hipperholme & Lightcliffe Day Nurseries Limited Brighouse, HD6	Good	8 September 2023	145
36	Warley Preschool Ltd Halifax, HX2	Good	4 July 2023	30
37	Shining Stars Day Nursery Halifax, HX2	Good	6 June 2023	78
38	Greenglade Day Nursery and Forest School Halifax, HX3	Good	27 March 2023	100
39	Hopscotch Corner Halifax, HX4	Good	23 February 2023	25
40	Waterloo House Day Nursery Ltd Halifax, HX1	Good	16 February 2023	65
41	Minibugs Ovenden Halifax, HX3	Good	19 January 2023	60
42	Farthing Wood Private Day Nursery Halifax, HX3	Good	16 January 2023	52
43	Wellholme Park Nursery Brighouse, HD6	Good	22 August 2022	37
44	Hollins Day Care Todmorden, OL14	Good	21 June 2022	50
45	Elland Nursery Elland, HX5	Good	15 June 2022	30
46	Innovations Nursery Halifax, HX2	Good	19 May 2022	56
47	M & S Nurseries Halifax, HX1	Good	19 April 2022	100
48	Growing Minds Day Nursery Halifax, HX3	Good	24 March 2022	75
49	Little Foot Day Nursery Halifax, HX2	Good	23 March 2022	71
50	Bear's House Halifax, HX3	Good	21 February 2022	38
51	Cherry Tree Day Nursery LTD Halifax, HX1	Good	17 February 2022	39
52	Bridge End House Nursery Ltd Brighouse, HD6	Good	21 December 2021	115
53	Polly's Private Day Nursery Halifax, HX3	Good	10 June 2021	100
54	3 Corners Sowerby Bridge, HX6	Not yet graded	Not yet	68
55	Early Years @ Lightcliffe Halifax, HX3	Not yet graded	Not yet	62
56	Jubilee Nursery Halifax, HX1	Not yet graded	Not yet	52
57	Kings Camps Halifax, HX3	Not yet graded	Not yet
58	Little Gleddings Halifax, HX3	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
59	Mandy Janes Ltd Halifax, HX2	Not yet graded	Not yet
60	Northfields Southowram Southowram, HX3	Not yet graded	Not yet	90
61	Siddal Nursery Halifax, HX3	Not yet graded	Not yet	26
62	Sowerby Bridge Day Nursery Halifax, HX6	Not yet graded	Not yet	77
63	The Mindful Learning Project Hebden Bridge, HX7	Not yet graded	Not yet
64	The Spinning Top Day Nursery Ltd Halifax, HX2	Not yet graded	Not yet	42
65	Todmorden Nursery Todmorden, OL14	Not yet graded	Not yet	30

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

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Nursery fees in Calderdale

What day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber charge on average. Fees in Calderdale itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Yorkshire and the Humber, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£156no funded hours	£126after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£154no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£59after the free 15 hours	£118after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Calderdale

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Calderdale as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.