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19 nurseries in Pontefract

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

19 day nurseries
3 rated Outstanding
879 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Pontefract

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Pontefract
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Safe 'n' Sound Nursery WF7 6LSOutstanding30 November 202358
2Stepping Stones Day Nursery WF8 4DAOutstanding12 December 202288
3Sunshine Kids WF8 1NBOutstanding15 March 202226
4The Woodland Pre-School WF9 4QJGood13 August 202570
5The Meadow Pre-School WF9 5BPGood21 July 202540

Day nurseries in Pontefract, best rated first

All 19 day nurseries in Pontefract
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Safe 'n' Sound Nursery WF7 6LSOutstanding30 November 202358
2Stepping Stones Day Nursery WF8 4DAOutstanding12 December 202288
3Sunshine Kids WF8 1NBOutstanding15 March 202226
4The Woodland Pre-School WF9 4QJGood13 August 202570
5The Meadow Pre-School WF9 5BPGood21 July 202540
6Upton Daycare WF9 1JSGood13 February 202518
7The Grange Nursery WF8 3RJGood15 August 202436
8St Luke's Pre-School Nursery WF9 2QQGood12 June 2024104
9Westfield Centre Children's Day Care WF9 2PUGood22 April 202439
10Badsworth Nursery WF9 1AJGood12 January 202430
11Oakhill Day Nursery WF7 5JBGood18 December 202325
12Cherry Blossom Pre-School WF8 2HNGood23 October 202340
13Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery WF8 2DDGood2 May 202355
14Little Explorers WF7 7DFGood3 February 202316
15Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth) WF9 4AZGood3 August 202238
16Butterflys Day Nursery WF9 4LQGood29 April 202278
17Happy Days Childrens Centre WF9 2UJGood1 March 202283
18Holly Tree Nursery WF7 7DENot yet gradedNot yet35
19Young Minds Matter WF8 4AYNot yet gradedNot yet

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

Nurseries by postcode in Pontefract

Pontefract is in Wakefield.

Nursery fees in Pontefract

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

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