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Nurseries in Shipley

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Shipley, and 6 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Shipley

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (1 Outstanding, 8 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Baildon Village Preschool - Pre-school, Shipley BD17 5NH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cliffe House Day Nursery - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 3NA, ages 0 to 4, 87 places
    Ofsted, 27 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Den Buddies - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 3QH
  • Development Through Education Ltd - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 3QN
  • Leelas Ladybirds Ltd - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 3HU, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 20 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Ducklings Creche - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 2NR, ages 2 to 4, 23 places
    Ofsted, 13 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Hearts Nursery Shipley - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 2LT, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 6 January 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Wellies Day Nursery - Day nursery, Shipley BD17 5NH, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 16 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Ashmoor Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 4JX, ages 1 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 23 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Qalm Academy Ltd - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 3HN
  • Sponge Tree Nature Kindergarten - Pre-school, Shipley BD17 6HT, ages 3 to 4, 14 places
    Ofsted, 8 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunbeams Nursery - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 3EH, ages 0 to 4, 69 places
    Ofsted report card, 1 April 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Westfield House Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Shipley BD18 4SX, ages 0 to 4, 54 places
    Ofsted, 8 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • art-K Saltaire - Out-of-school club, Shipley BD18 4RU
  • Funtastik (Baildon Child Care Co-operative Ltd) - Out-of-school club, Shipley BD17 6TE, 50 places
  • Funtastik (Baildon Child Care Co-operative Ltd) - Out-of-school club, Shipley BD17 5DH, 30 places
  • Kip McGrath Partnership - Out-of-school club, Shipley BD18 3HH
  • St Walburga's After School Club Ltd - Out-of-school club, Shipley BD18 4RL, 45 places
  • Superstars Softplay LTD - Out-of-school club, Shipley BD18 1JD, 25 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 Shipley

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