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Nurseries in Castleford

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Castleford, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Castleford

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (1 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 7 settings (3 Outstanding, 4 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bright Sparks Child Care - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 3QJ, ages 2 to 6, 42 places
    Ofsted, 19 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 4EW, ages 0 to 4, 150 places
    Ofsted, 24 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 3RW, ages 0 to 4, 214 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Whitwood - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 5QB, ages 1 to 4, 155 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Adventurers Montessori (Allerton) - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 2DJ, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 9 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • New Moon Nursery - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 5AB, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 14 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflower Daycare - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 5JT, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 25 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Grange Nursery - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 2HJ, ages 1 to 7, 24 places
    Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Total Sports @ Brigshaw High School - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 2HR, 20 places
  • Unicorn Nursery - Day nursery, Castleford WF10 5HA, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Premier Education Castleford - Out-of-school club, Castleford WF10 4PF
  • Super Star Sport Airedale - Out-of-school club, Castleford WF10 3EP

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Castleford

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.