136 nurseries in Kirklees

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

136 day nurseries

20 rated Outstanding

10 with a new report card (7%)

6,992 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in Kirklees

21 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 Kirklees
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Mrs B's Nursery Ltd Batley, WF17	Strong standard in all 6	18 February 2026	12
2	Bradley House Huddersfield, HD2	Outstanding	3 June 2025	59
3	Foundations Nursery Batley, WF17	Outstanding	30 April 2025	52
4	Little Latham Farmers Gomersal, BD19	Outstanding	9 April 2025	65
5	Charley's Angels Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD3	Outstanding	28 March 2025	48
6	Greenfields Childcare Huddersfield, HD5	Outstanding	17 January 2025	50
7	Kids Planet Lepton Huddersfield, HD8	Outstanding	14 January 2025	45
8	Shepley Pre-School (CIO) Huddersfield, HD8	Outstanding	13 January 2025	88
9	First Class Nursery (Huddersfield) Limited Huddersfield, HD1	Outstanding	17 July 2024	92
10	Community House Pre-School Huddersfield, HD1	Outstanding	7 June 2024
11	Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Dewsbury Dewsbury, WF13	Outstanding	29 May 2024	49
12	Holly Bank Huddersfield, HD2	Outstanding	20 February 2024	59

Day nurseries in Kirklees, best rated first

All 136 day nurseries in Kirklees
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Mrs B's Nursery Ltd Batley, WF17	Strong standard in all 6	18 February 2026	12
2	Bradley House Huddersfield, HD2	Outstanding	3 June 2025	59
3	Foundations Nursery Batley, WF17	Outstanding	30 April 2025	52
4	Little Latham Farmers Gomersal, BD19	Outstanding	9 April 2025	65
5	Charley's Angels Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD3	Outstanding	28 March 2025	48
6	Greenfields Childcare Huddersfield, HD5	Outstanding	17 January 2025	50
7	Kids Planet Lepton Huddersfield, HD8	Outstanding	14 January 2025	45
8	Shepley Pre-School (CIO) Huddersfield, HD8	Outstanding	13 January 2025	88
9	First Class Nursery (Huddersfield) Limited Huddersfield, HD1	Outstanding	17 July 2024	92
10	Community House Pre-School Huddersfield, HD1	Outstanding	7 June 2024
11	Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Dewsbury Dewsbury, WF13	Outstanding	29 May 2024	49
12	Holly Bank Huddersfield, HD2	Outstanding	20 February 2024	59
13	Barncliffe Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD8	Outstanding	19 January 2024	33
14	Ladybirds Nursery Huddersfield, HD4	Outstanding	7 December 2023	67
15	The Learning Tree Holmfirth Holmfirth, HD9	Outstanding	26 September 2023	44
16	Portland House Huddersfield, HD3	Outstanding	12 July 2023	98
17	Little Explorers Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD7	Outstanding	4 May 2023	54
18	Hamond House Day Nursery Heckmondwike, WF16	Outstanding	8 September 2022	32
19	Harlequin Huddersfield, HD3	Outstanding	6 July 2022	31
20	Highburton Playgroup Huddersfield, HD8	Outstanding	6 July 2022	30
21	My Little Barn Owls Ltd Liversedge, WF15	Outstanding	18 March 2022	110
22	1st Steps Nursery & Preschool Huddersfield, HD1	Strong standard in 4 of 6	11 December 2025	48
23	Happy Jays Batley, WF17	Expected standard in 3 of 6	2 February 2026	80
24	Emley Playschool Huddersfield, HD8	Expected standard in 3 of 6	19 January 2026	20
25	Lily's Nursery Ltd Batley, WF17	Expected standard in 4 of 6	20 April 2026	69
26	Little Latham House Bradford, BD11	Expected standard in 4 of 6	16 April 2026	48
27	Shooting Stars Nursery Limited Batley, WF17	Expected standard in all 6	3 March 2026	64
28	Lane Pre-School Playgroup Holmfirth, HD9	Expected standard in all 6	28 January 2026	24
29	Pepper Royd Day Nursery Ltd Dewsbury, WF13	Expected standard in all 6	8 January 2026	56
30	Fixbees LTD Huddersfield, HD2	Good	19 September 2025	45
31	Northfields Heckmondwike Heckmondwike, WF16	Good	6 August 2025	30
32	The Hollytree Dewsbury, WF13	Good	10 July 2025	71
33	Little Stars Huddersfield, HD1	Good	13 June 2025	28
34	The Academy at Almondbury Huddersfield, HD5	Good	5 June 2025	43
35	The Counting House Nursery Heckmondwike, WF16	Good	2 May 2025	41
36	Northfields Mirfield Mirfield, WF14	Good	7 March 2025	49
37	Children's Place Dewsbury Dewsbury, WF13	Good	6 March 2025	51
38	Happy Feet Day Care Limited Huddersfield, HD5	Good	20 February 2025	42
39	Little Rainbows Day Nursery And Out Of School Club Liversedge, WF15	Good	18 February 2025	26
40	St Lukes Nursery Cleckheaton, BD19	Good	23 January 2025	80
41	Happy Feet Day Care Limited Birstall, WF17	Good	15 January 2025	52
42	Kids Planet Linthwaite Huddersfield, HD7	Good	26 November 2024	55
43	Nurtured @ Skelmanthorpe Huddersfield, HD8	Good	6 November 2024	54
44	Children's Place Spring Cottage Huddersfield, HD3	Good	24 October 2024	53
45	Hunsworth Community Playgroup Cleckheaton, BD19	Good	30 September 2024	26
46	Cornfields Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD7	Good	11 September 2024	75
47	Flockton Playgroup Wakefield, WF4	Good	4 September 2024	16
48	Chapel House Private Day Nursery Dewsbury, WF12	Good	15 August 2024	36
49	Little Shining Stars Huddersfield, HD7	Good	16 July 2024	65
50	Piglets Day Care Holmfirth, HD9	Good	12 July 2024	23
51	Netherton Pre School Huddersfield, HD4	Good	9 July 2024	24
52	Chuckles Private Day Nursery Dewsbury, WF12	Good	5 July 2024	36
53	Dinky Daycare and Holiday Club Ltd Dewsbury, WF12	Good	18 June 2024	44
54	Fixby House Day Nursery Limited Huddersfield, HD2	Good	4 June 2024	72
55	Chestnut Nursery Huddersfield, HD2	Good	15 May 2024	94
56	The Cabin Huddersfield, HD8	Good	15 May 2024	48
57	The Meadows Liversedge, WF15	Good	9 May 2024	25
58	Hoppers Childcare Bolster Moor Road, Golcar, HD7	Good	25 April 2024	92
59	Linden Playgroup Birkby, Huddersfield, HD2	Good	7 March 2024	24
60	Lepton CE Pre-School and Just for Fun Out of School Club Huddersfield, HD8	Good	6 February 2024	24
61	Looby Loos Day Nursery Holmfirth, HD9	Good	26 January 2024	54
62	Bush Babies Private Day Nursery Cleckheaton, BD19	Good	17 January 2024	24
63	The Hunnypot Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD5	Good	17 January 2024	62
64	Hepworth Pre-School and Out of School Club Holmfirth, HD9	Good	11 January 2024	44
65	Helen Howes Private Day Nursery Bradford, BD11	Good	9 January 2024	78
66	Northfields Liversedge Liversedge, WF15	Good	11 December 2023	85
67	Hillside House Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD8	Good	7 December 2023	62
68	Wooldale Pre School Playgroup Holmfirth, HD9	Good	28 November 2023	26
69	Brockholes Pre-School Holmfirth, HD9	Good	7 November 2023	17
70	Little Wonders Nursery Huddersfield, HD1	Good	6 November 2023	40
71	Merrydale Private Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD7	Good	26 October 2023	46
72	Gummy Bears Nursery and Out of School Club @ Hilltop Cleckheaton, BD19	Good	19 September 2023	90
73	Honley Day Care & Pre-Prep School Holmfirth, HD9	Good	25 August 2023	87
74	Kids Planet Netherton Huddersfield, HD4	Good	22 August 2023	67
75	The Counting House Nursery Batley, WF17	Good	16 June 2023	53
76	The Counting House Nursery Batley, WF17	Good	16 June 2023	10
77	Almond House Nursery Huddersfield, HD5	Good	8 June 2023	50
78	The Counting House Birstall, WF17	Good	23 May 2023	102
79	Starjumps Limited Batley, WF17	Good	10 May 2023	30
80	Mount Preschool Ltd Huddersfield, HD3	Good	6 March 2023	40
81	Jack & Jill's Private Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD3	Good	23 February 2023	44
82	ABC Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD4	Good	21 February 2023	50
83	Stepping Stones Day Nursery Cleckheaton, BD19	Good	12 January 2023	48
84	Barnaby's Day Nursery Holmfirth, HD9	Good	10 January 2023	54
85	Nursery Rhymes (Huddersfield LTD) Huddersfield, HD2	Good	5 January 2023	70
86	Birkbees Day Care LTD Huddersfield, HD1	Good	15 December 2022	136
87	Kids Come First Cleckheaton, BD19	Good	14 December 2022	73
88	Willow House Nursery and Holiday Club Huddersfield, HD1	Good	4 November 2022	39
89	Fingerprints Nursery Cleckheaton, BD19	Good	27 October 2022	60
90	Heatherfield Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD1	Good	25 October 2022	44
91	Nightingales Private Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD3	Good	20 October 2022	75
92	Jitterbugs Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD3	Good	19 October 2022	40
93	Netherthong Pre-School & Out Of School Club Holmfirth, HD9	Good	12 October 2022	28
94	Birstall Preschool Batley, WF17	Good	5 October 2022	44
95	Il Nido Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD1	Good	5 October 2022	23
96	Roberttown Lane Pre-School Liversedge, WF15	Good	5 October 2022	24
97	Future Childcare Nursery Dewsbury, WF12	Good	4 October 2022	96
98	Laugh and Learn Day Nursery West Yorkshire, WF16	Good	17 August 2022	77
99	Banana Moon Day Nursery Mirfield Mirfield, WF14	Good	7 July 2022	110
100	Hey Days Nursery Holmfirth, HD9	Good	6 July 2022	68
101	Kids Planet Cleckheaton Cleckheaton, BD19	Good	6 July 2022	82
102	Lanefields Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD8	Good	5 July 2022	58
103	Trinity Children's Centre Mirfield, WF14	Good	5 July 2022	68
104	Stepping Stones Day Nursery Mirfield, WF14	Good	28 June 2022	62
105	Nik Nik's Bizzy Bees Dewsbury, WF12	Good	21 June 2022	50
106	Storth House Huddersfield, HD4	Good	27 May 2022	77
107	Ducklings Childcare Huddersfield, HD5	Good	27 April 2022	43
108	Greyfell Academy Huddersfield, HD8	Good	21 April 2022	34
109	Little Leprechauns PDN, Pre-School & Out Of School Club Batley, WF17	Good	13 April 2022	86
110	Eversleigh Day Nursery Dewsbury, WF12	Good	22 March 2022	39
111	Kids Planet Longley Huddersfield, HD5	Good	15 March 2022	142
112	Daisy Chain Day Nursery Huddersfield, HD8	Good	27 January 2022	54
113	1st Steps Preschool Huddersfield, HD4	Good	19 January 2022	66
114	Brunswick Preschool Dewsbury, WF13	Good	7 December 2021	16
115	Longwood Daycare Huddersfield, HD3	Good	25 November 2021	28
116	The Cloud Factory Batley, WF17	Good	19 October 2021	37
117	Newsome Pre-School Playgroup Huddersfield, HD4	Good	13 October 2021	28
118	Oakwood House & Forest School Huddersfield, HD3	Good	29 June 2021	101
119	Early Years @ Shape Huddersfield, HD3	Good	18 June 2021	28
120	Gomersal House Day Nursery Cleckheaton, BD19	Needs attention in 3 of 6	7 May 2026	21
121	1st Steps Nursery & Preschool Huddersfield, HD5	Not yet graded	Not yet	69
122	Childs Play Dewsbury, WF13	Not yet graded	Not yet	47
123	Goose Hill Private Day Nursery Heckmondwike, WF16	Not yet graded	Not yet	85
124	Hamond House Day Nursery (Leeds Road) Heckmondwike, WF16	Not yet graded	Not yet	55
125	Jellies Nursery & Preschool Meltham Holmfirth, HD9	Not yet graded	Not yet	44
126	Jellies Preschool, Out Of School & Holiday Club Huddersfield, HD7	Not yet graded	Not yet	64
127	Linzi's Little Gems Caring For Your Children Wakefield, WF4	Not yet graded	Not yet	40
128	Mrs B's Nursery Birkenshaw Bradford, BD11	Not yet graded	Not yet	19
129	Northfields Crosland Moor Huddersfield, HD4	Not yet graded	Not yet	47
130	Paradise Early Years Dewsbury, WF12	Not yet graded	Not yet	75
131	Pepper Royd Day Nursery & Forest School Dewsbury, WF13	Not yet graded	Not yet	64
132	Smart Kids Huddersfield Huddersfield, HD1	Not yet graded	Not yet
133	Teach Smart Tuition - Dewsbury Dewsbury, WF13	Not yet graded	Not yet
134	The Mount Nursery Huddersfield, HD2	Not yet graded	Not yet	22
135	Tuition Time Hub Huddersfield, HD1	Not yet graded	Not yet
136	Tutor First Education Centre Cleckheaton, BD19	Not yet graded	Not yet

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

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Nursery fees in Kirklees

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

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