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Nurseries in Ripon

There are 10 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Ripon, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Ripon

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

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Appletrees Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ripon HG4 3LR, 28 places
    Ofsted, 7 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fountains Playgroup and Pre-School - Day nursery, Ripon HG4 3PJ, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 29 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happylands Nursery - Pre-school, Ripon HG4 1TG, 20 places
  • Happylands Nursery/Playgroup - Day nursery, Ripon HG4 1TG, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 11 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindercare - Day nursery, Ripon HG4 2RN, ages 0 to 10, 126 places
    Ofsted, 17 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kip McGrath Ripon and Thirsk - Day nursery, Ripon HG4 2RN
  • Kirkby Malzeard Pre-School - Pre-school, Ripon HG4 3RT, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 4 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Pippins Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Ripon HG4 5AJ, ages 1 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 May 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Stepping Stones - Day nursery, Ripon HG4 2AJ, ages 1 to 10, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 December 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Yellow Ribbon Preschool - Pre-school, Ripon HG4 2RD, 48 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Sporting Influence Activity Camps, Ripon - Out-of-school club, Ripon HG4 1SU
  • Sporting Influence ASC at Fountains Primary School - Out-of-school club, Ripon HG4 3PJ
  • Sporting Influence ASC at Grewelthorpe Primary School - Out-of-school club, Ripon HG4 3BH

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 Ripon

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