Best nurseries in Bradford
89 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, best Ofsted result first: the latest report card or overall grade, then the most recent inspection. Childminders are not listed (Ofsted does not publish their addresses).
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Bradford Nursery Full day care · 69 places · BD7 1DP | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | The Life Nursery Full day care · 33 places · BD4 6BU | Outstanding (2025) |
| 3 | Margaret McMillan Children's Centre Full day care · 66 places · BD7 3JE | Outstanding (2024) |
| 4 | Wyke Community and Children's Centre Limited Full day care · 71 places · BD12 8AA | Outstanding (2024) |
| 5 | Community Works Nursery & Children's Centre Sessional day care · 56 places · BD3 0DW | Outstanding (2023) |
| 6 | Little Advocates Montessori Nursery Full day care · 20 places · BD9 5PX | Outstanding (2023) |
| 7 | Woodroyd Nursery and Children Centre Full day care · 88 places · BD5 8EL | Outstanding (2023) |
| 8 | Ashfield House Day Nursery Full day care · 78 places · BD2 2JZ | Outstanding (2022) |
| 9 | St Edmunds NSCC - Full day care · 122 places · BD8 9QW | Outstanding (2021) |
| 10 | Ashfield House Day Nursery Full day care · 78 places · BD2 2EE | Outstanding (2020) |
| 11 | Dracup Lodge Day Nursery Full day care · 58 places · BD7 4HA | Report card: 4 strong, 1 expected (Nov 2025) |
| 12 | Little Hearts Full day care · 53 places · BD9 6BE | Report card: 3 strong, 2 expected (Feb 2026) |
| 13 | A2Zlearning Centre Full day care · 80 places · BD7 1NH | Report card: 2 strong, 3 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 14 | Meridian Nursery Full day care · 44 places · BD8 7LS | Good (2025) |
| 15 | Little Bluebells Day Nursery Full day care · 41 places · BD12 0PD | Good (2025) |
| 16 | Cute Companions Private Day Nursery Full day care · 60 places · BD10 8JH | Good (2025) |
| 17 | Child's Play Neighbourhood Nursery Full day care · 36 places · BD15 7PQ | Good (2025) |
| 18 | Moorside Nursery LTD Full day care · 68 places · BD3 8DR | Good (2025) |
| 19 | Melbourne Nursery Ltd Full day care · 56 places · BD5 0HU | Good (2025) |
| 20 | Little Wonders Nursery Sessional day care · 57 places · BD3 8AE | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Darul Madinah Bradford Ltd Full day care · 30 places · BD3 9LE | Good (2025) |
| 22 | Broomfield Private Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 72 places · BD14 6PL | Good (2025) |
| 23 | Little Miracles Day Nursery Full day care · 46 places · BD7 2AY | Good (2025) |
| 24 | Partou Woodlands House Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 76 places · BD10 9RU | Good (2025) |
| 25 | Sherwood Green Nursery Full day care · 52 places · BD2 3DX | Good (2025) |
| 26 | Children's Place Daisy Hill Full day care · 56 places · BD9 6DP | Good (2024) |
| 27 | Little Horton Nursery Ltd Full day care · 36 places · BD5 0AL | Good (2024) |
| 28 | The Little Academy Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 65 places · BD5 8NW | Good (2024) |
| 29 | The Greentop Nursery Ltd Full day care · 89 places · BD14 6SP | Good (2024) |
| 30 | Park Lane Pre - School Sessional day care · 20 places · BD5 0JN | Good (2024) |
| 31 | St John's RC Playgroup Sessional day care · 20 places · BD6 3DQ | Good (2024) |
| 32 | Partou Woodlands Park Day Nursery & Forest School Full day care · 92 places · BD10 9SG | Good (2024) |
| 33 | Kids Planet Tong Full day care · 60 places · BD4 0SP | Good (2024) |
| 34 | Kids Planet Woodside Full day care · 107 places · BD6 2JY | Good (2024) |
| 35 | Kids Planet Eccleshill Full day care · 80 places · BD2 2EJ | Good (2024) |
| 36 | Russell Street Private Day Nursery Full day care · 39 places · BD5 0JB | Good (2024) |
| 37 | Kids Planet Wakefield Road Full day care · 100 places · BD4 7AF | Good (2024) |
| 38 | Short Circuits Care Club Limited Full day care · 35 places · BD7 4BE | Good (2024) |
| 39 | The Little Academy Day Nursery Full day care · 77 places · BD2 4LS | Good (2024) |
| 40 | Westfield Nursery Full day care · 82 places · BD10 8QF | Good (2023) |
| 41 | Spinning Top Childcare Ltd Full day care · 94 places · BD3 8JT | Good (2023) |
| 42 | SNOOP Full day care · 16 places · BD10 0JE | Good (2023) |
| 43 | Thornbury Play & Learn Nursery Sessional day care · 24 places · BD3 8SA | Good (2023) |
| 44 | Blossom Nursery Full day care · 73 places · BD1 3ET | Good (2023) |
| 45 | Shiny Stars Day Nursery Full day care · 30 places · BD1 3RB | Good (2023) |
| 46 | Blessings Nursery Fagley Full day care · 88 places · BD2 3LT | Good (2023) |
| 47 | Kids Planet Clayton Full day care · 80 places · BD7 2SQ | Good (2023) |
| 48 | Daisy Chain Nursery Ltd Full day care · 54 places · BD9 6BG | Good (2023) |
| 49 | Kids Planet Wyke Full day care · 80 places · BD12 9JP | Good (2023) |
| 50 | St Marys Community Nursery CIC Full day care · 24 places · BD12 8JT | Good (2023) |
| 51 | Country Kids Day Nursery Apperley Bridge Full day care · 30 places · BD10 9AP | Good (2023) |
| 52 | Our Little Angelz (4) Nursery Full day care · 81 places · BD10 0BX | Good (2022) |
| 53 | Childcare@Buttershaw Christian Family Centre Full day care · 75 places · BD6 3PZ | Good (2022) |
| 54 | Sunnyside Childcare Full day care · 10 places · BD9 5AT | Good (2022) |
| 55 | Little Wellies Day Nursery Full day care · 53 places · BD2 1NH | Good (2022) |
| 56 | Children's Place Heaton Full day care · 51 places · BD9 5PZ | Good (2022) |
| 57 | Kids Planet Dudley Hill Full day care · 83 places · BD4 8RJ | Good (2022) |
| 58 | Little Wellies Nursery Full day care · 56 places · BD10 9SR | Good (2022) |
| 59 | Ark Private Day Nursery Full day care · 50 places · BD6 2LH | Good (2022) |
| 60 | Blessings Day Care & Nursery Full day care · 72 places · BD8 7JN | Good (2022) |
| 61 | Karmand Nursery Sessional day care · 60 places · BD3 9EP | Good (2022) |
| 62 | Bamboo Kids Full day care · 57 places · BD4 9LX | Good (2021) |
| 63 | Willows Private Day Nursery Full day care · 42 places · BD6 1QL | Good (2021) |
| 64 | Children's Place Barkerend Full day care · 62 places · BD3 8QX | Report card: 5 expected (Jan 2026) |
| 65 | The Light of The World Community Centre Ltd Full day care · 40 places · BD5 7ES | Report card: 5 expected (Jan 2026) |
| 66 | Strawberries Nursery Full day care · 57 places · BD6 2PY | Inadequate (2025) |
| 67 | Ajwa Games Club Sessional day care · BD8 8BD | Not yet inspected |
| 68 | BEE Creative Sessional day care · 63 places · BD10 9BG | Not yet inspected |
| 69 | Blessings Nursery Great Horton Full day care · 70 places · BD7 2BL | Not yet inspected |
| 70 | Bright Future Nursery And After School Club Ltd Full day care · BD8 8BD | Not yet inspected |
| 71 | In-Tuition Academy Full day care · BD8 7HB | Not yet inspected |
| 72 | Inspire Academy Childcare Arabeeya Nursery Full day care · 144 places · BD8 7RZ | Not yet inspected |
| 73 | Inspired Childcare (Bradford) Ltd Full day care · 56 places · BD4 9HZ | Not yet inspected |
| 74 | Kangaroo Kids Pre school@ The Rockwell Centre Sessional day care · 60 places · BD10 8DP | Not yet inspected |
| 75 | Kids Club 515 LTD Full day care · BD3 8QX | Not yet inspected |
| 76 | Kings Camps Full day care · BD9 4JP | Not yet inspected |
| 77 | Little Wonders Bradford (M) Full day care · 94 places · BD8 8AW | Not yet inspected |
| 78 | Noah's Ark Nursery Sessional day care · 24 places · BD7 4AE | Not yet inspected |
| 79 | PACE TUTORS Sessional day care · BD9 4RA | Not yet inspected |
| 80 | Progress Makers Club Full day care · BD7 2AN | Not yet inspected |
| 81 | Rainbow House Private Day Nursery Limited Full day care · 106 places · BD12 0TN | Not yet inspected |
| 82 | Raising Explorers Sessional day care · BD7 1HR | Not yet inspected |
| 83 | Raising Explorers Day Nursery Full day care · 34 places · BD8 8BD | Not yet inspected |
| 84 | Raising Explorers Nursery Full day care · BD7 1HR | Not yet inspected |
| 85 | Rising Stars Tutoring Full day care · BD2 4AA | Not yet inspected |
| 86 | Sherwood Green Nursery Gateway Full day care · 44 places · BD10 0JR | Not yet inspected |
| 87 | Sowing Seedlings Full day care · 60 places · BD10 8PY | Not yet inspected |
| 88 | Special Pathways Limited Sessional day care · 12 places · BD1 3BN | Not yet inspected |
| 89 | The Tuition Centre Sessional day care · BD8 9JQ | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Bradford?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in Yorkshire and The Humber, from the Coram Childcare Survey 2026. A guide only: ask each nursery for its own fees.
Working parents in England can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from when their child is 9 months old, so a 25-hour place can cost little or nothing in term time. Every 3 and 4 year old gets at least 15 funded hours. Funded hours cover 38 weeks a year; nurseries can charge for extra hours, meals and activities. Check what you can get at Childcare Choices.
Questions
What are the best nurseries in Bradford?
Of 89 nurseries and pre-schools in Bradford, 10 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: University of Bradford Nursery, The Life Nursery, Margaret McMillan Children's Centre.
How much does nursery cost in Bradford?
In Yorkshire and The Humber, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £156 a week without funded hours (Coram Childcare Survey 2026). Working parents can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from 9 months.
How many nurseries are there in Bradford?
89 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 66 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Bingley · Keighley · Shipley · Ilkley · Queensbury · Barkerend · Bowling · Holme · Brown Royd · Buttershaw · Idle · Lister Park
Neighbourhoods
Allerton · Bankfoot · Barkerend East · Barkerend West & Little Germany · Bierley & Tong · Bolton Road & Kings Road · Bowling Park · Broomfields & East Bowling · Brown Royd · Buttershaw · Canterbury · Central Bradford · Chellow Heights · Clayton · Eccleshill · Fairweather Green · Girlington · Great Horton & Brackenhill · Haigh Fold · Heaton Highgate
Source: Ofsted early years inspections. Ofsted's report card (from November 2025) grades curriculum, achievement, behaviour, children's welfare and leadership as exceptional, strong, expected, needs attention or urgent improvement; earlier inspections gave one overall grade.