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Nurseries in Harrogate

There are 32 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Harrogate, and 15 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Harrogate

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (9 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 24 settings (6 Outstanding, 18 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Acorns In Harrogate - Day nursery, Harrogate HG2 7DJ, ages 0 to 11, 50 places
    Ofsted, 20 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Acorns Playgroup Ltd - Day nursery, Harrogate HG1 3BA, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 2 February 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Pre-School - Pre-school, Harrogate HG3 1LH, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 5 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Children's Corner (Harrogate) Limited - Day nursery, Harrogate HG3 1UG, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 31 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Green Gables Montessori Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Harrogate HG2 8QE, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 25 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Jays - Day nursery, Harrogate HG3 2AA, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Harcourt Day Nursery - Day nursery, Harrogate HG1 5NL, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 31 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindercare - Day nursery, Harrogate HG2 9AB, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted, 9 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindercare Day Nursery (Hgte) Ltd - Day nursery, Harrogate HG2 8QT, ages 0 to 4, 140 places
    Ofsted, 19 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd - Day nursery, Harrogate HG2 8AT, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 21 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd - Day nursery, Harrogate HG1 2NE, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 5 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kmec Harrogate - Kip McGrath - Pre-school, Harrogate HG1 5RD
  • Little Crickets Pre School - Pre-school, Harrogate HG2 9BP, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 9 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Harrogate HG1 2RP, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 26 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Magic Tree Day Nursery - Day nursery, Harrogate HG3 2JG, 28 places
  • Natures Little Learners - Day nursery, Harrogate HG2 7LJ, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 15 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Natures Little Learners Hornbeam Park - Day nursery, Harrogate HG2 8PB, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted, 21 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Northern Performance Academy & Performatots - Day nursery, Harrogate HG1 4TA, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Little Dragons Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Harrogate HG1 5LB, ages 0 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted, 5 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Playaway Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Harrogate HG1 4AD, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 November 2025: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Partou Safehands Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Harrogate HG1 2LH, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 February 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Partou Tiny Teapots Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Harrogate HG3 2XA, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted, 25 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Woodlands Harrogate Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Harrogate HG2 7SH, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
    Ofsted, 29 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Penny Pot Pre-School and Under 5s Creche - Day nursery, Harrogate HG3 2SB, ages 0 to 7, 65 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rigg Farm Montessori Nursery - Pre-school, Harrogate HG3 1QY, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 14 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rock Climbing 6 - Pre-school, Harrogate HG2 8QT
  • Smartie Land Ltd - Day nursery, Harrogate HG3 3DE, ages 0 to 9, 73 places
    Ofsted, 24 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sporting Influence Limited - Pre-school, Harrogate HG2 9JP
  • St John's Playgroup - Pre-school, Harrogate HG1 3DT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 2 May 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunflowers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Harrogate HG3 5HL, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 18 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Little Gym Harrogate - Pre-school, Harrogate HG3 1RY
  • The School House Nursery - Day nursery, Harrogate HG3 1LH, ages 1 to 4, 15 places
    Ofsted, 30 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • ACTAcademy UK & PERFORMATOTS - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG1 1JZ
  • ART CAMP @ St Robert's - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG1 4AP
  • Oatlands Funclub - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG2 8BT, 140 places
  • Oatlands Juniors Funclub - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG2 8QP
  • Pannal Funclub - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG3 1LH, 70 places
  • Premier Education Grove Road WAC - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG1 5EP, 23 places
  • Richard Taylor Funclub - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG1 3DT, 40 places
  • Rock Climbing 3 - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG3 4DW
  • Rossett Acre Funclub - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG2 9PH, 120 places
  • Saltergate Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG3 2TT, 38 places
  • Sporting Influence Activity Camps - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG2 9JP, 125 places
  • St Peter's Funclub - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG1 1JA, 60 places
  • Total Sports @ Harrogate Ladies College - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG1 2QG, 50 places
  • Total Sports @ Rossett Sports Centre - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG2 9JP, 38 places
  • Woodlands Kids' Club - Out-of-school club, Harrogate HG2 7SG, 45 places

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 Harrogate

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