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Nurseries in Ilkley

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Ilkley, and 7 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Ilkley

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (7 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (3 Outstanding, 7 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Addingham Ducklings - Day nursery, Ilkley LS29 0LP, ages 1 to 6, 20 places
    Ofsted, 3 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Addingham Preschool - Pre-school, Ilkley LS29 0NR, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 December 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • All Saints Pre-School - Pre-school, Ilkley LS29 8HZ, ages 2 to 4, 23 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ben Rhydding Pre-School Playgroup Ltd - Pre-school, Ilkley LS29 8QH, ages 2 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 11 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Burley Nursery School - Day nursery, Ilkley LS29 7NE, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Cherry Tree Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ilkley LS29 6HS, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 30 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Esscroft Private Nursery - Day nursery, Ilkley LS29 7HL, ages 0 to 5, 98 places
    Ofsted, 19 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Jolly Tots Pre-School Nursery - Day nursery, Ilkley LS29 7BT, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 19 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Menston Pre School - Pre-school, Ilkley LS29 6HT, ages 3 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nursery Rhymes - Day nursery, Ilkley LS29 0NR, 53 places
    Ofsted, 19 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Riverside (Spicey Gill) Private Day Care - Day nursery, Ilkley LS29 9AD, ages 1 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 26 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rock Climbing 1 - Pre-school, Ilkley LS29 8RF
  • The Railway Children - Day nursery, Ilkley LS29 6JH, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 31 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Future North Bradford - Out-of-school club, Ilkley LS29 0DQ
  • Kip McGrath Ilkley - Out-of-school club, Ilkley LS29 8AA
  • Moor Time Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Ilkley LS29 8ET
  • PE People - Out-of-school club, Ilkley LS29 6HT
  • Stagecoach Ilkley - Out-of-school club, Ilkley LS29 6HT
  • The Larks And Nightingales - Out-of-school club, Ilkley LS29 8NL, 20 places
  • The Play Station - Out-of-school club, Ilkley LS29 8QH, 49 places

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 Ilkley

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