# Ofsted Outstanding nurseries in Wakefield

We list 12 nurseries in Wakefield that match “Rated Outstanding”, out of 72 nurseries in the area. Across all 72 nurseries in Wakefield (63 full-day, 9 sessional) there are 4,301 registered places. Figures as of November 2026.

Page: https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/outstanding  
Updated November 2026.

## At a glance

- Nurseries: 72 (63 full-day · 9 sessional)
- Registered places: 4,301 (about 59 per nursery)

## Nurseries

| Nursery | Type | Ofsted | Day fee from | Hours | Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Cliff Hill Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/cliff-hill-day-nursery-2552787) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Toybox Private Nursery Ltd](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/toybox-private-nursery-ltd-2721001) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bright-sparks-childcare-yorkshire-ltd-2698797) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Rainbow Childcare](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/rainbow-childcare-ey315014) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Future Einsteins College Grove](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/future-einsteins-college-grove-ey336523) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Stepping Stones Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/stepping-stones-day-nursery-ey496475) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Bright Sparks Child Care](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bright-sparks-child-care-ey405434) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/bright-sparks-childcare-yorkshire-ltd-2698798) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Sunshine Kids](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/sunshine-kids-322059) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Childcare @ St Swithun's](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/childcare-st-swithuns-ey459409) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [Safe 'n' Sound Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/safe-n-sound-nursery-ey272107) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |
| [The Red Roof Children's Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-red-roof-childrens-day-nursery-2708821) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding |  |  |  |

## Filters

- [Full-day](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/full-day.md) (63)
- [Rated Outstanding](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/outstanding.md) (12)
- [Sessional / pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/sessional.md) (9)

## Areas within Wakefield

- [Lupset](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/lupset.md) (3)
- [Pinders Fields](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/pinders-fields.md) (3)
- [Wakefield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/wakefield.md) (3)
- [Ackworth Moor Top](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/ackworth-moor-top.md) (2)
- [Airedale](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/airedale.md) (2)
- [Cross Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/cross-hill.md) (2)
- [East Moor](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/east-moor.md) (2)
- [Flanshaw](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/flanshaw.md) (2)
- [Kinsley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/kinsley.md) (2)
- [Marl Pits](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/marl-pits.md) (2)
- [Ossett Street Side](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/ossett-street-side.md) (2)
- [Outwood](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/outwood.md) (2)
- [Round Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/round-hill.md) (2)
- [Snow Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/snow-hill.md) (2)
- [Stanley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/stanley.md) (2)
- [Willow Park](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/willow-park.md) (2)
- [Altofts](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/altofts.md) (1)
- [Ashfield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/ashfield.md) (1)
- [Badsworth](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/badsworth.md) (1)
- [Carleton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/carleton.md) (1)
- [Common End](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/common-end.md) (1)
- [Crofton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/crofton.md) (1)
- [Cutsyke](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/cutsyke.md) (1)
- [Elm Estate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/elm-estate.md) (1)
- [England Lane](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/england-lane.md) (1)
- [Featherstone](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/featherstone.md) (1)
- [Half Acres](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/half-acres.md) (1)
- [Hall Cliffe](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/hall-cliffe.md) (1)
- [Hill Estate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/hill-estate.md) (1)
- [Horbury](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/horbury.md) (1)
- [Kettlethorpe](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/kettlethorpe.md) (1)
- [Lofthouse Gate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/lofthouse-gate.md) (1)
- [Low Common](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/low-common.md) (1)
- [Lower Altofts](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/lower-altofts.md) (1)
- [Minsthorpe](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/minsthorpe.md) (1)
- [New Brighton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/new-brighton.md) (1)
- [New Crofton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/new-crofton.md) (1)
- [New Scarborough](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/new-scarborough.md) (1)
- [Normanton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/normanton.md) (1)
- [North Featherstone](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/north-featherstone.md) (1)
- [Ossett](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/ossett.md) (1)
- [Overton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/overton.md) (1)
- [Pontefract](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/pontefract.md) (1)
- [Portobello](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/portobello.md) (1)
- [Ryhill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/ryhill.md) (1)
- [Shepherd Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/shepherd-hill.md) (1)
- [South Elmsall](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/south-elmsall.md) (1)
- [South Ossett](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/south-ossett.md) (1)
- [St Johns](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/st-johns.md) (1)
- [Warmfield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/warmfield.md) (1)
- [Whitwood](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/whitwood.md) (1)
- [Woodhouse](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/woodhouse.md) (1)
- [Wrenthorpe](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/wakefield/wrenthorpe.md) (1)

## Postcode districts

- [WF1](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf1.md) (14)
- [WF10](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf10.md) (10)
- [WF11](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf11.md) (2)
- [WF2](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf2.md) (10)
- [WF3](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf3.md) (7)
- [WF4](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf4.md) (8)
- [WF5](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf5.md) (6)
- [WF6](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf6.md) (5)
- [WF7](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf7.md) (4)
- [WF8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf8.md) (7)
- [WF9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/wf9.md) (10)

## Neighbouring areas

- [Barnsley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/barnsley.md) (65)
- [Leeds](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/leeds.md) (208)
- [Kirklees](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/kirklees.md) (169)
- [Doncaster](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/doncaster.md) (69)
- [Bradford](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/bradford.md) (135)
- [Rotherham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/yorkshire-and-the-humber/rotherham.md) (61)

## Frequently asked questions

### How many Ofsted Outstanding nurseries are there in Wakefield?

We list 12 nurseries in Wakefield that match: rated outstanding.

### How many nurseries are there in Wakefield?

We list 72 nurseries in Wakefield: 63 full-day and 9 sessional, with 4,301 registered places between them (as of November 2026).

### Which areas are near Wakefield?

Neighbouring areas include Barnsley, Leeds, Kirklees and Doncaster.

## Sources

Ofsted register and inspections, nursery websites, Google Maps (ratings only) and DfE data, as dated on each nursery page.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
