63 nurseries in Huddersfield

Every day nursery in Huddersfield on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in Yorkshire and the Humber after the free hours.

63 day nurseries

14 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (3%)

3,293 places in total

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

Best-rated nurseries in Huddersfield

The top of our Huddersfield ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Huddersfield
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Bradley House HD2 1PR	Outstanding	3 June 2025	59
2	Charley's Angels Day Nursery HD3 4LT	Outstanding	28 March 2025	48
3	Greenfields Childcare HD5 9TR	Outstanding	17 January 2025	50
4	Kids Planet Lepton HD8 0HB	Outstanding	14 January 2025	45
5	Shepley Pre-School (CIO) HD8 8DD	Outstanding	13 January 2025	88

Day nurseries in Huddersfield, best rated first

All 63 day nurseries in Huddersfield
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Bradley House HD2 1PR	Outstanding	3 June 2025	59
2	Charley's Angels Day Nursery HD3 4LT	Outstanding	28 March 2025	48
3	Greenfields Childcare HD5 9TR	Outstanding	17 January 2025	50
4	Kids Planet Lepton HD8 0HB	Outstanding	14 January 2025	45
5	Shepley Pre-School (CIO) HD8 8DD	Outstanding	13 January 2025	88
6	First Class Nursery (Huddersfield) Limited HD1 5PB	Outstanding	17 July 2024	92
7	Community House Pre-School HD1 6PJ	Outstanding	7 June 2024
8	Holly Bank HD2 2AE	Outstanding	20 February 2024	59
9	Barncliffe Day Nursery HD8 8LU	Outstanding	19 January 2024	33
10	Ladybirds Nursery HD4 7PX	Outstanding	7 December 2023	67
11	Portland House HD3 4AL	Outstanding	12 July 2023	98
12	Little Explorers Day Nursery HD7 4AR	Outstanding	4 May 2023	54
13	Harlequin HD3 3AS	Outstanding	6 July 2022	31
14	Highburton Playgroup HD8 0QT	Outstanding	6 July 2022	30
15	1st Steps Nursery & Preschool HD1 3JW	Strong standard in 4 of 6	11 December 2025	48
16	Emley Playschool HD8 9RP	Expected standard in 3 of 6	19 January 2026	20
17	Fixbees LTD HD2 2JB	Good	19 September 2025	45
18	Little Stars HD1 5BS	Good	13 June 2025	28
19	The Academy at Almondbury HD5 8RJ	Good	5 June 2025	43
20	Happy Feet Day Care Limited HD5 8PU	Good	20 February 2025	42
21	Kids Planet Linthwaite HD7 5NR	Good	26 November 2024	55
22	Nurtured @ Skelmanthorpe HD8 9AU	Good	6 November 2024	54
23	Children's Place Spring Cottage HD3 3EA	Good	24 October 2024	53
24	Cornfields Day Nursery HD7 5JN	Good	11 September 2024	75
25	Little Shining Stars HD7 6AE	Good	16 July 2024	65
26	Netherton Pre School HD4 7ES	Good	9 July 2024	24
27	Fixby House Day Nursery Limited HD2 2LS	Good	4 June 2024	72
28	Chestnut Nursery HD2 1HJ	Good	15 May 2024	94
29	The Cabin HD8 8JZ	Good	15 May 2024	48
30	Lepton CE Pre-School and Just for Fun Out of School Club HD8 0DE	Good	6 February 2024	24
31	The Hunnypot Day Nursery HD5 9NU	Good	17 January 2024	62
32	Hillside House Day Nursery HD8 9HL	Good	7 December 2023	62
33	Little Wonders Nursery HD1 3JR	Good	6 November 2023	40
34	Merrydale Private Day Nursery HD7 5DL	Good	26 October 2023	46
35	Kids Planet Netherton HD4 7BE	Good	22 August 2023	67
36	Almond House Nursery HD5 8EU	Good	8 June 2023	50
37	Mount Preschool Ltd HD3 3UQ	Good	6 March 2023	40
38	Jack & Jill's Private Day Nursery HD3 4FF	Good	23 February 2023	44
39	ABC Day Nursery HD4 6JH	Good	21 February 2023	50
40	Nursery Rhymes (Huddersfield LTD) HD2 1DH	Good	5 January 2023	70
41	Birkbees Day Care LTD HD1 6EE	Good	15 December 2022	136
42	Willow House Nursery and Holiday Club HD1 3AY	Good	4 November 2022	39
43	Heatherfield Day Nursery HD1 4QP	Good	25 October 2022	44
44	Nightingales Private Day Nursery HD3 4BZ	Good	20 October 2022	75
45	Jitterbugs Day Nursery HD3 4QY	Good	19 October 2022	40
46	Il Nido Day Nursery HD1 4NR	Good	5 October 2022	23
47	Lanefields Day Nursery HD8 9DE	Good	5 July 2022	58
48	Storth House HD4 5UX	Good	27 May 2022	77
49	Ducklings Childcare HD5 9AN	Good	27 April 2022	43
50	Greyfell Academy HD8 8AZ	Good	21 April 2022	34
51	Kids Planet Longley HD5 8JZ	Good	15 March 2022	142
52	Daisy Chain Day Nursery HD8 0SP	Good	27 January 2022	54
53	1st Steps Preschool HD4 5DR	Good	19 January 2022	66
54	Longwood Daycare HD3 4UL	Good	25 November 2021	28
55	Newsome Pre-School Playgroup HD4 6JJ	Good	13 October 2021	28
56	Oakwood House & Forest School HD3 3AL	Good	29 June 2021	101
57	Early Years @ Shape HD3 3JE	Good	18 June 2021	28
58	1st Steps Nursery & Preschool HD5 8RY	Not yet graded	Not yet	69
59	Jellies Preschool, Out Of School & Holiday Club HD7 5PD	Not yet graded	Not yet	64
60	Northfields Crosland Moor HD4 5NR	Not yet graded	Not yet	47
61	Smart Kids Huddersfield HD1 5LS	Not yet graded	Not yet
62	The Mount Nursery HD2 2AP	Not yet graded	Not yet	22
63	Tuition Time Hub HD1 5LG	Not yet graded	Not yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Huddersfield

Huddersfield is in Kirklees.

Nursery fees in Huddersfield

What day nurseries in Yorkshire and the Humber charge on average. Fees in Huddersfield 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 Huddersfield

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