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Nurseries in Dewsbury

There are 25 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Dewsbury, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Dewsbury

  • Ofsted report cards: 5 settings (12 Strong standard, 15 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 17 settings (4 Outstanding, 13 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Blenheim Playgroup - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF13 4LN, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 23 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brunswick Preschool - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF13 4NG, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 7 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chapel House Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF12 0RB, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chapel House Private Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF12 7JL, ages 0 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Children's Place Dewsbury - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF13 4HS, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Childs Play - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF13 2SN, 47 places
  • Chuckles Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF12 9DB, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 5 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dinky Daycare and Holiday Club Ltd - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF12 0RB, ages 1 to 7, 44 places
    Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Eversleigh Day Nursery - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF12 8BE, ages 1 to 7, 39 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Future Childcare Nursery - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF12 8AU, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 4 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lees Hall Playgroup - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF12 9EN, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Scholars Nursery - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF13 2PA, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 1 March 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nik Nik's Bizzy Bees - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF12 0QX, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Paradise Early Years - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF12 9EJ, ages 1 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Park Pre-School - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF13 2QG, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted report card, 28 January 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Pepper Royd Day Nursery & Forest School - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF13 2JR, ages 0 to 11, 64 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 May 2026: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Pepper Royd Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF13 1PD, ages 1 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ravensthorpe Community Childcare - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF13 3AR, ages 2 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stay 'n' Play - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF12 7LX, ages 2 to 11, 26 places
    Ofsted, 18 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St John's Under 5's Pre-School - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF13 3NT, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 28 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Teach Smart Tuition - Dewsbury - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF13 2JH
  • The Hollytree - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF13 3LL, ages 1 to 11, 71 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Thornhill Community Pre-School - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF12 0QT, ages 0 to 5, 62 places
    Ofsted, 18 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Dewsbury - Day nursery, Dewsbury WF13 3NT, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 29 May 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Youth Activity Centre - Pre-school, Dewsbury WF13 1NB

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 20:20 Foundation Trust - Out-of-school club, Dewsbury WF12 9AH
  • Brilliant Minds - Out-of-school club, Dewsbury WF12 9EJ
  • Street-WYze Youth Club - Out-of-school club, Dewsbury WF13 4EW

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 Dewsbury

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