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12 nurseries in HD8 (Birdsedge, Clayton West, Denby Dale)

Every day nursery with a HD8 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in Yorkshire and the Humber after the free hours.

12 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (8%)
550 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in HD8 (Birdsedge, Clayton West, Denby Dale), best rated first

All 12 day nurseries in HD8 (Birdsedge, Clayton West, Denby Dale)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Kids Planet Lepton HD8 0HBOutstanding14 January 202545
2Shepley Pre-School (CIO) HD8 8DDOutstanding13 January 202588
3Barncliffe Day Nursery HD8 8LUOutstanding19 January 202433
4Highburton Playgroup HD8 0QTOutstanding6 July 202230
5Emley Playschool HD8 9RPExpected standard in 3 of 619 January 202620
6Nurtured @ Skelmanthorpe HD8 9AUGood6 November 202454
7The Cabin HD8 8JZGood15 May 202448
8Lepton CE Pre-School and Just for Fun Out of School Club HD8 0DEGood6 February 202424
9Hillside House Day Nursery HD8 9HLGood7 December 202362
10Lanefields Day Nursery HD8 9DEGood5 July 202258
11Greyfell Academy HD8 8AZGood21 April 202234
12Daisy Chain Day Nursery HD8 0SPGood27 January 202254

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

HD8 is in Kirklees, covering Huddersfield.

Nursery fees in HD8

What day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber charge on average. Fees in HD8 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Yorkshire and the Humber, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 HD8

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in HD8 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.