Best nurseries in Leeds
146 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).
146
nurseries and pre-schools
37
Outstanding or mostly strong
8,501
registered places
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partou Acorns in Adel Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 66 places · LS16 7NR | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | Kids Planet Austhorpe Full day care · 78 places · LS15 8TP | Outstanding (2025) |
| 3 | Bright Beginnings Childcare Centre Full day care · 168 places · LS2 9NQ | Outstanding (2025) |
| 4 | Little Owls Nursery Hawksworth Wood Full day care · 80 places · LS5 3PS | Outstanding (2024) |
| 5 | Domi Domingo Day Nursery Full day care · 71 places · LS4 2JT | Outstanding (2024) |
| 6 | Emmanuel Baptist Church Preschool Full day care · 30 places · LS18 5JE | Outstanding (2024) |
| 7 | Little Owls Nursery Parklands Sessional day care · 50 places · LS14 6ED | Outstanding (2024) |
| 8 | Manor Wood Children's Centre Full day care · 66 places · LS17 5DJ | Outstanding (2024) |
| 9 | Kids Planet Halton Full day care · 74 places · LS15 0QD | Outstanding (2024) |
| 10 | Little Owls Nursery Bramley Full day care · 52 places · LS13 3DT | Outstanding (2024) |
| 11 | Templegate Tiny Tots Pre School Full day care · 30 places · LS15 0EU | Outstanding (2024) |
| 12 | Meanwood Valley Preschool Full day care · 20 places · LS7 2QU | Outstanding (2024) |
| 13 | Shantona Women and Family Services Full day care · 36 places · LS8 5AW | Outstanding (2024) |
| 14 | Jimbo's Community Nursery Full day care · 74 places · LS9 9LU | Outstanding (2024) |
| 15 | 22 Street Lane Nursery Full day care · 91 places · LS8 2ET | Outstanding (2024) |
| 16 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Colton Mill Full day care · 151 places · LS15 9JB | Outstanding (2024) |
| 17 | Town Street Playgroup Sessional day care · 30 places · LS7 4PH | Outstanding (2024) |
| 18 | Little Owls Nursery New Bewerley Full day care · 72 places · LS11 6TB | Outstanding (2023) |
| 19 | Little Oaks Full day care · 80 places · LS16 6BW | Outstanding (2023) |
| 20 | Kids Academy - Holt Park Full day care · 60 places · LS16 7RX | Outstanding (2023) |
| 21 | Little Owls Nursery City And Holbeck Full day care · 47 places · LS11 6TT | Outstanding (2023) |
| 22 | Best Childcare Nursery Full day care · 80 places · LS7 4EE | Outstanding (2023) |
| 23 | Little Owls Nursery Hunslet Rylestone Full day care · 46 places · LS10 2QE | Outstanding (2023) |
| 24 | Headingley Preschool Full day care · 28 places · LS6 2DT | Outstanding (2023) |
| 25 | Springwood Nursery Full day care · 48 places · LS8 2QA | Outstanding (2022) |
| 26 | New Beginnings at Park Spring Full day care · 40 places · LS13 4EH | Outstanding (2022) |
| 27 | Brownberrie Lane Preschool Ltd Sessional day care · 32 places · LS18 5SB | Outstanding (2022) |
| 28 | Inspirations Nurseries and Forest School Sessional day care · 32 places · LS16 8EX | Outstanding (2022) |
| 29 | Bright Horizons First Direct Stourton Day Nursery And Preschool Full day care · 200 places · LS10 3TP | Outstanding (2022) |
| 30 | Kidspiration Childcare And Education Limited Sessional day care · 24 places · LS12 5EZ | Outstanding (2022) |
| 31 | Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd Full day care · 75 places · LS28 9AZ | Outstanding (2022) |
| 32 | Children's Corner Headingley Ltd Full day care · 61 places · LS6 3RG | Outstanding (2022) |
| 33 | Sunshine Community Nursery Full day care · 60 places · LS8 5HS | Outstanding (2021) |
| 34 | Giggles Day Nursery Full day care · 60 places · LS9 6QY | Outstanding (2021) |
| 35 | Little Owls Nursery Chapeltown Full day care · 114 places · LS7 4DA | Outstanding (2021) |
| 36 | Meanwood Preschool Sessional day care · 20 places · LS6 4LF | Outstanding (2021) |
| 37 | Bumbles Day Nursery Leeds Full day care · 87 places · LS28 6LJ | Outstanding (2021) |
| 38 | Moortown Montessori Nursery Full day care · 110 places · LS17 6DR | Report card: 4 strong, 1 expected (Jan 2026) |
| 39 | Dinky Dizzys Full day care · 36 places · LS15 7PH | Good (2025) |
| 40 | Wigton Moor Playschool Sessional day care · 30 places · LS17 8EN | Good (2025) |
| 41 | Little Owls Nursery Two Willows Full day care · 77 places · LS11 8HS | Good (2025) |
| 42 | Leafield House Nursery Full day care · 115 places · LS17 5BP | Good (2025) |
| 43 | Bright Horizons Leeds Day Nursery And Preschool Full day care · 69 places · LS4 2DS | Good (2025) |
| 44 | Stepping Stones Nursery Full day care · 85 places · LS8 1RT | Good (2025) |
| 45 | Ducklings at St Margaret's Full day care · 40 places · LS18 5BL | Good (2025) |
| 46 | 567 Club Full day care · 75 places · LS18 5BP | Good (2025) |
| 47 | Moortown Preschool & Day Nursery Full day care · 56 places · LS6 4QW | Good (2025) |
| 48 | Hopespring Nursery Sessional day care · 20 places · LS7 3EF | Good (2025) |
| 49 | Prospect House Nursery Full day care · 98 places · LS18 4BH | Good (2025) |
| 50 | Leeds Montessori School & Day Nursery Full day care · 101 places · LS8 2LE | Good (2025) |
| 51 | Noah's Ark Kindergarden Full day care · 50 places · LS7 3HL | Good (2025) |
| 52 | Holly House Private Day Nursery Full day care · 37 places · LS7 3QW | Good (2025) |
| 53 | Kids Planet Thorpe Park Full day care · 93 places · LS15 8FB | Good (2025) |
| 54 | Little Clovers Nursery Full day care · 48 places · LS11 5NF | Good (2024) |
| 55 | Milestones Day Nursery Full day care · 56 places · LS6 4QE | Good (2024) |
| 56 | Little Owls Nursery Little London Full day care · 84 places · LS7 1SR | Good (2024) |
| 57 | Renaissance Nurseries (Armley) Full day care · 51 places · LS12 2LB | Good (2024) |
| 58 | Cliffe House Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 65 places · LS18 5HD | Good (2024) |
| 59 | ABC@D's Child Care Nursery Full day care · 30 places · LS14 2EH | Good (2024) |
| 60 | Kids Planet Horsforth Full day care · 147 places · LS18 4HH | Good (2024) |
| 61 | All Stars Child Care Full day care · 85 places · LS28 5NA | Good (2024) |
| 62 | Little Owls Nursery Osmondthorpe Full day care · 73 places · LS9 0LX | Good (2024) |
| 63 | Bright Future Nursery Harehills Full day care · 87 places · LS9 6NQ | Good (2024) |
| 64 | Heaton Lodge Children's Nursery Ltd Full day care · 75 places · LS12 4AF | Good (2024) |
| 65 | Nishkam Nursery Leeds Full day care · 56 places · LS11 6DP | Good (2024) |
| 66 | Inspirations Nurseries and Forest School Full day care · 91 places · LS18 5JP | Good (2024) |
| 67 | Acre Wood Children's Nursery Full day care · 52 places · LS12 4PX | Good (2023) |
| 68 | ABC at Leeds FC Full day care · 30 places · LS11 0ES | Good (2023) |
| 69 | Little Owls Nursery Quarry Mount Full day care · 67 places · LS6 2JP | Good (2023) |
| 70 | Giggles Nursery Full day care · 65 places · LS13 3JL | Good (2023) |
| 71 | Safari Cubs Curtis Full day care · 40 places · LS9 9LF | Good (2023) |
| 72 | Little People (Alwoodley) Full day care · 82 places · LS17 5HX | Good (2023) |
| 73 | Little Owls Nursery Burley Park Full day care · 84 places · LS4 2DZ | Good (2023) |
| 74 | Little Owls Nursery Middleton Laurel Bank Full day care · 70 places · LS10 4HY | Good (2023) |
| 75 | Mosaic Centre Full day care · 70 places · LS7 4AW | Good (2023) |
| 76 | Renaissance Nurseries (Limewood) Full day care · 90 places · LS14 1AB | Good (2023) |
| 77 | Scribbles Full day care · 50 places · LS14 5AW | Good (2023) |
| 78 | Little Rascals Day Nursery (Station Rd) Full day care · 50 places · LS15 7JY | Good (2023) |
| 79 | Honey Bee Nursery Leeds Full day care · 41 places · LS7 4JE | Good (2023) |
| 80 | Kindercare (Hgte) Ltd Full day care · 130 places · LS16 5JY | Good (2023) |
| 81 | Children's Corner Childcare LLP (Valley View) Full day care · 71 places · LS13 1DD | Good (2023) |
| 82 | North Leeds Community Nursery (NNI) Full day care · 38 places · LS6 3NT | Good (2023) |
| 83 | Angels Nursery Full day care · 75 places · LS7 2PP | Good (2023) |
| 84 | Little Owls Nursery Harehills Full day care · 65 places · LS9 7BA | Good (2023) |
| 85 | 79 2 81 Childcare Ltd Full day care · 30 places · LS6 4HZ | Good (2023) |
| 86 | Partou Lidgett Lane Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 60 places · LS8 1PL | Good (2023) |
| 87 | Adel Pre-School Sessional day care · 45 places · LS16 7PQ | Good (2023) |
| 88 | Partou Roundhay Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 75 places · LS8 1HS | Good (2023) |
| 89 | Little Owls Nursery Meanwood Full day care · 47 places · LS7 2DW | Good (2022) |
| 90 | Kids Academy - West Park Full day care · 62 places · LS16 5AS | Good (2022) |
| 91 | Little Owls Nursery Armley Moor Full day care · 80 places · LS12 3HD | Good (2022) |
| 92 | Partou Magic Garden Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 75 places · LS17 6HQ | Good (2022) |
| 93 | Partou Nursery Lane Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 65 places · LS17 7HW | Good (2022) |
| 94 | Tiny Tree Day Nursery and Out of School Club Full day care · 163 places · LS6 2HF | Good (2022) |
| 95 | Kids Planet Leeds Oxford Place Full day care · 64 places · LS1 3AX | Good (2022) |
| 96 | Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe Full day care · 64 places · LS14 5ER | Good (2022) |
| 97 | Little Rascals Day Nursery (Barwick Rd) Full day care · 60 places · LS15 8RQ | Good (2022) |
| 98 | Precious Ones Nursery Full day care · 35 places · LS7 4HZ | Good (2022) |
| 99 | Windmill Children's Centre Daycare Full day care · 106 places · LS10 3HG | Good (2022) |
| 100 | Clarendon Nursery Full day care · 38 places · LS2 9NS | Good (2022) |
| 101 | Treetops Grove Full day care · 54 places · LS6 4EE | Good (2022) |
| 102 | Faith Together in Leeds 11 Full day care · 44 places · LS11 7DD | Good (2022) |
| 103 | Daisy Chain Childcare Ltd Full day care · 68 places · LS10 4DE | Good (2022) |
| 104 | Burmantofts Community Nursery Full day care · 58 places · LS9 7PY | Good (2022) |
| 105 | Daisy Chain Childcare (Adel) Ltd Full day care · 54 places · LS16 8DY | Good (2022) |
| 106 | Amazing Grace Early Years Childcare - Hunslet Full day care · 55 places · LS10 2QD | Good (2022) |
| 107 | Little Owls Nursery Seacroft Full day care · 60 places · LS14 6EP | Good (2022) |
| 108 | Copper Beech Nursery Full day care · 97 places · LS13 2BP | Good (2022) |
| 109 | Three Bears Nursery Full day care · 50 places · LS16 5AB | Good (2021) |
| 110 | Wellingtons Nursery Full day care · 44 places · LS14 1AR | Good (2021) |
| 111 | Play@SouthLeeds Full day care · 44 places · LS10 4BG | Good (2021) |
| 112 | Little Owls Nursery Hunslet St Mary's Full day care · 36 places · LS10 2QY | Good (2020) |
| 113 | Rose Garden Leeds Ltd Full day care · 28 places · LS11 7DF | Report card: 5 expected (Feb 2026) |
| 114 | The Tots Team (LS6) Full day care · 55 places · LS5 3LD | Report card: 5 expected (Jan 2026) |
| 115 | Chapeltown Community Nursery Full day care · 30 places · LS7 3HL | Report card: 5 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 116 | Phoenix Day Nursery Sessional day care · 32 places · LS9 7DX | Report card: 5 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 117 | Laugh and Learn Day Nursery Full day care · 100 places · LS10 3DQ | Requires improvement (2025) |
| 118 | Chapel Street Pre-School Sessional day care · 40 places · LS15 7RW | Not yet inspected |
| 119 | Cherubs Kindergarten Childcare Ltd Full day care · 39 places · LS18 4NU | Not yet inspected |
| 120 | Children's Corner Leeds Dock Limited Full day care · 78 places · LS10 1FB | Not yet inspected |
| 121 | Children's Corner Moor Allerton Hall Limited Full day care · 86 places · LS17 6QP | Not yet inspected |
| 122 | Cliffe House Day Nurseries Ltd Full day care · 75 places · LS16 8NF | Not yet inspected |
| 123 | CreARTive Kids Ltd Full day care · LS7 2AH | Not yet inspected |
| 124 | Cub Headingley Full day care · 82 places · LS6 2TN | Not yet inspected |
| 125 | Eden Park Nursery Full day care · 50 places · LS11 7EX | Not yet inspected |
| 126 | Flower Tots Limited Sessional day care · 22 places · LS17 6HQ | Not yet inspected |
| 127 | Foot-Tech Academy Camps JS Sessional day care · LS15 8TA | Not yet inspected |
| 128 | Hayde Leeds Full day care · LS6 1LJ | Not yet inspected |
| 129 | Ideal Centre For Tuition Full day care · LS11 5HN | Not yet inspected |
| 130 | Kip McGrath Education Centre Leeds South Full day care · LS11 5HL | Not yet inspected |
| 131 | Kirkstall St Stephen's Pre-School Sessional day care · 31 places · LS5 3JD | Not yet inspected |
| 132 | Kumon Leeds Headingley Study Centre Full day care · LS6 4DN | Not yet inspected |
| 133 | Little Explorers Of Cookridge Sessional day care · 55 places · LS16 7DG | Not yet inspected |
| 134 | Little Gems Early Years Nursery Full day care · 86 places · LS9 6NH | Not yet inspected |
| 135 | Meadowfield Children's Centre Daycare Provision Sessional day care · 38 places · LS9 0JY | Not yet inspected |
| 136 | Meanwood Valley Urban Farm Full day care · LS7 2QG | Not yet inspected |
| 137 | Passion Learning Centre Full day care · LS11 7HL | Not yet inspected |
| 138 | Rising Stars Tuition Academy Sessional day care · LS17 5DJ | Not yet inspected |
| 139 | Simba's Private Nursery & After School Club Full day care · 37 places · LS11 6JU | Not yet inspected |
| 140 | Sporting Juniors Sessional day care · LS17 8RU | Not yet inspected |
| 141 | Stagecoach - Horsforth School Sessional day care · LS18 5RF | Not yet inspected |
| 142 | Stagecoach Leeds Roundhay Sessional day care · LS8 1ND | Not yet inspected |
| 143 | Sunshine Community Nursery Full day care · 56 places · LS8 5AW | Not yet inspected |
| 144 | The Counting House Nursery Full day care · 105 places · LS6 3BJ | Not yet inspected |
| 145 | The Little Gym Leeds Sessional day care · LS17 5NY | Not yet inspected |
| 146 | Weekenders Club Sessional day care · LS9 9LU | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Leeds?
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.
Part-time, 25 hours a week
£156 a week
without funded hours (England £189)
Full-time, 50 hours a week
£126 a week
after 30 funded hours (England £149)
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 Leeds?
Of 146 nurseries and pre-schools in Leeds, 37 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Partou Acorns in Adel Day Nursery & Pre-School, Kids Planet Austhorpe, Bright Beginnings Childcare Centre.
How much does nursery cost in Leeds?
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 Leeds?
146 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 117 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Morley (Leeds) · Pudsey · Rawdon · Rothwell (Leeds) · Wetherby · Yeadon · Boston Spa · Collingham (Leeds) · Beeston · Chapel Allerton · Cross · Horsforth · Hunslet · Hyde · Meanwood · Woodhouse · Adel · Carr Manor · Chapeltown · Far Headingley · Garnets · Stourton
Neighbourhoods
Adel · Alwoodley · Armley & New Wortley · Beeston East · Beeston Hill & Hunslet Moor · Beeston West & Cottingley · Belle Isle North · Belle Isle South · Bramley East · Bramley Fall · Bramley Park North · Bramley Park South · Bramley South & Upper Armley · Burley · Burmantofts · Carr Manor · Chapel Allerton North · Chapel Allerton South & Chapeltown · Colton, Austhorpe & Whitkirk · Cookridge & Holt Park
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.