How do I find a nursery near me?

Enter your postcode and SEN2gether lists the nearest Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, with each one's Ofsted rating, number of places and location.

Are these SEN nurseries?

These are all Ofsted-registered early years settings, not a separate list of "SEN nurseries" (there isn't one). Every nursery has a legal duty to support children with special educational needs and disabilities through SEN Support and a nursery SENCO. When you visit, ask how they support SEND, whether they have a SENCO, and their experience with your child's needs.

What do the Ofsted ratings mean?

Ofsted rates early years providers Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement or Inadequate. "Not yet inspected" means the setting is registered but has not had a full inspection yet, often because it is newer.

Does my child need a diagnosis to get a nursery place?

No. Nurseries support children based on need, not diagnosis. If your child has emerging or additional needs, talk to the nursery SENCO, and ask your local authority about early years SEND support and funding such as the Disability Access Fund.

Home / Nursery finder / Wakefield

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Nurseries in Wakefield

Every Ofsted-registered nursery and pre-school in Wakefield. Enter your postcode to order them by distance, and see each one's Ofsted rating and places.

79 nurseries in Wakefield

Highest Ofsted rating first. Always visit a nursery and ask how they support SEND.

Outstanding

Bright Sparks Child Care

Full day care · 42 places · Castleford · WF10 3QJ

Last inspected Jun 2025

Ofsted report Directions

Outstanding

Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd

Full day care · 214 places · Castleford · WF10 3RW

Last inspected Dec 2024

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Outstanding

Bright Sparks Childcare (Yorkshire) Ltd

Full day care · 150 places · Castleford · WF10 4EW

Last inspected Jan 2025

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Outstanding

Childcare @ St Swithun's

Sessional day care · 32 places · WAKEFIELD · WF1 4RR

Last inspected Feb 2024

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Outstanding

Childcare@Broadway

Full day care · 70 places · Wakefield · WF2 8AA

Last inspected Feb 2020

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Outstanding

Cliff Hill Day Nursery

Full day care · 75 places · Wakefield · WF1 2DJ

Last inspected Aug 2021

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Outstanding

Future Einsteins College Grove

Full day care · 74 places · Wakefield · WF1 3RZ

Last inspected Feb 2025

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Outstanding

Rainbow Childcare

Full day care · 74 places · Ossett · WF5 9AQ

Last inspected Aug 2023

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Outstanding

Safe 'n' Sound Nursery

Full day care · 58 places · Pontefract · WF7 6LS

Last inspected Nov 2023

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Outstanding

Stepping Stones Day Nursery

Full day care · 88 places · Pontefract · WF8 4DA

Last inspected Dec 2022

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Outstanding

Sunshine Kids

Full day care · 26 places · Pontefract · WF8 1NB

Last inspected Mar 2022

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Outstanding

The Red Roof Children's Day Nursery

Full day care · 44 places · Kinsley, Pontefract · WF9 5BP

Last inspected Mar 2025

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Outstanding

Toybox Private Nursery Ltd

Full day care · 101 places · Wakefield · WF1 1DD

Last inspected Jun 2023

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Good

Abacus Nursery

Full day care · 166 places · WAKEFIELD · WF1 4DG

Last inspected Oct 2021

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Good

Badsworth Nursery

Full day care · 30 places · PONTEFRACT · WF9 1AJ

Last inspected Jan 2024

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Good

Batley Road Pre-School

Sessional day care · 25 places · Wakefield · WF2 0AE

Last inspected Sep 2022

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Good

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Wakefield

Full day care · 112 places · Wakefield · WF1 2UN

Last inspected May 2023

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Good

Butterflys Day Nursery

Full day care · 78 places · Pontefract · WF9 4LQ

Last inspected Apr 2022

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Good

Cherry Blossom Pre-School

Full day care · 40 places · Pontefract · WF8 2HN

Last inspected Oct 2023

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Good

Childcare @ Sunbeam

Sessional day care · 36 places · Wakefield · WF2 8RH

Last inspected Feb 2020

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Good

Childcare@sandal

Full day care · 49 places · Wakefield · WF1 5NU

Last inspected Sep 2024

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Good

Crigglestone Day Care

Full day care · 44 places · Wakefield · WF2 7NP

Last inspected Mar 2024

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Good

Earlybirds Daycare

Full day care · 68 places · NORMANTON · WF6 1AG

Last inspected Sep 2024

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Good

Future Einsteins

Full day care · 55 places · WAKEFIELD · WF1 2LS

Last inspected Feb 2020

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Good

Happy Days Childrens Centre

Full day care · 83 places · PONTEFRACT · WF9 2UJ

Last inspected Mar 2022

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Good

HMP New Hall Mother & Baby Unit

Full day care · 10 places · Wakefield · WF4 4XX

Last inspected May 2025

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Good

Horbury Day Nursery

Full day care · 73 places · Wakefield · WF4 6JY

Last inspected Sep 2023

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Good

Kids World Havercroft

Full day care · 50 places · Wakefield · WF4 2BE

Last inspected Jul 2025

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Good

Little Acorns Nursery Ltd

Sessional day care · 80 places · Knottingley · WF11 0BZ

Last inspected Nov 2021

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Good

Little Explorers

Full day care · 16 places · Pontefract · WF7 7DF

Last inspected Feb 2023

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Good

Little Gruffalos (Hemsworth)

Full day care · 38 places · Pontefract · WF9 4AZ

Last inspected Aug 2022

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Good

Little Learners Crofton

Full day care · 22 places · WAKEFIELD · WF4 1NN

Last inspected Nov 2016

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Good

Little Learners Lawefield

Full day care · 40 places · Wakefield · WF2 8ST

Last inspected Sep 2025

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Good

Little Learners Nursery Crofton

Full day care · 49 places · Crofton · WF4 1LF

Last inspected Jun 2024

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Good

Little Rainbow Nursery

Sessional day care · 44 places · Pontefract · WF8 1JL

Last inspected Dec 2024

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Good

Little Stars

Full day care · 20 places · West Yorkshire · WF6 2DJ

Last inspected Oct 2021

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Good

Little Stars Day Nursery

Full day care · 60 places · Ossett · WF5 0BN

Last inspected May 2023

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Good

Little Wrens Nursery & Pre School

Full day care · 32 places · Wakefield · WF2 0NL

Last inspected Sep 2023

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Good

New Life Pre-School Daycare Centre

Full day care · 40 places · Wakefield · WF1 1DL

Last inspected Dec 2024

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Good

New Moon Nursery

Full day care · 30 places · CASTLEFORD · WF10 5AB

Last inspected Apr 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Good

Nurtured @ Alverthorpe

Full day care · 67 places · Wakefield · WF2 0AZ

Last inspected Feb 2022

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Good

Nurtured @ Wakefield

Full day care · 76 places · Wakefield · WF1 3RY

Last inspected Nov 2023

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Good

Oakhill Day Nursery

Full day care · 25 places · PONTEFRACT · WF7 5JB

Last inspected Dec 2023

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Good

One Small Step Day Nursery

Full day care · 37 places · Horbury · WF4 5DW

Last inspected Feb 2022

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Good

Ossett Childcare & Pre-School Limited

Full day care · 75 places · Ossett · WF5 9QF

Last inspected Jan 2025

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Good

Outwood Pre School

Sessional day care · 24 places · Wakefield · WF1 2DT

Last inspected May 2024

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Good

Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery

Full day care · 55 places · PONTEFRACT · WF8 2DD

Last inspected May 2023

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Good

Rks Brightsparks

Sessional day care · 27 places · Wakefield · WF2 0DP

Last inspected May 2025

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Good

Rks Brightsparks At Lupset

Sessional day care · 18 places · Wakefield · WF2 8NS

Last inspected Jul 2022

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Good

RockandRoll Daycare

Full day care · 63 places · Lofthouse · WF3 3HU

Last inspected Feb 2025

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Good

Silkwood Private Day Nursery and Creche

Full day care · 74 places · Wakefield · WF5 9AD

Last inspected Oct 2022

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Good

St Luke's Pre-School Nursery

Full day care · 104 places · Pontefract · WF9 2QQ

Last inspected Jun 2024

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Good

Sunflower Daycare

Full day care · 56 places · Castleford · WF10 5JT

Last inspected Sep 2023

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Good

The Grange Nursery

Full day care · 36 places · Pontefract · WF8 3RJ

Last inspected Aug 2024

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Good

The Meadow Pre-School

Full day care · 40 places · Pontefract · WF9 5BP

Last inspected Jul 2025

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Good

The Willow Tree Private Nursery

Full day care · 75 places · Wakefield · WF3 4HP

Last inspected Feb 2024

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Good

The Woodland Pre-School

Full day care · 70 places · Pontefract · WF9 4QJ

Last inspected Aug 2025

Ofsted report Directions

Good

Trinity Pre-School

Sessional day care · 28 places · Wakefield · WF1 4LH

Last inspected Feb 2024

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Good

Unicorn Nursery

Full day care · 60 places · CASTLEFORD · WF10 5HA

Last inspected Dec 2023

Ofsted report Directions

Good

Upton Daycare

Full day care · 18 places · Pontefract · WF9 1JS

Last inspected Feb 2025

Ofsted report Directions

Good

Waterton Pre Schools - Wrenthorpe

Full day care · 40 places · Wakefield · WF2 0LW

Last inspected Oct 2022

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Good

Westfield Centre Children's Day Care

Full day care · 39 places · Pontefract · WF9 2PU

Last inspected Apr 2024

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Not yet inspected

Blossom Tree Bloomers

Full day care · 52 places · Ossett · WF5 9PL

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Not yet inspected

Cloud9 Childcare

Full day care · 34 places · Ossett · WF5 8AL

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Not yet inspected

Kids Planet Altofts

Full day care · 53 places · Normanton · WF6 2QS

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Kids Planet Altofts Baby Unit

Full day care · 15 places · NORMANTON · WF6 2NN

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Kids Planet Queen Street

Full day care · 123 places · Normanton · WF6 2DQ

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Kids Planet Whitwood

Full day care · 113 places · Castleford · WF10 5QB

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Not yet inspected

Kool for Kidz

Out-of-school day care · 20 places · WAKEFIELD · WF4 2AD

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

New Moon Nursery Warmfield

Full day care · 105 places · Wakefield · WF1 5TN

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Shooting Stars Out Of School Club

Out-of-school day care · 48 places · Ossett · WF5 8JT

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Not yet inspected

Shooting Stars Out Of School Club

Out-of-school day care · 32 places · Ossett · WF5 0LQ

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

St James Playcare

Out-of-school day care · Wakefield · WF4 3HY

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Stepping Stones

Full day care · 63 places · Stanley · WF3 4DF

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

The Clubhouse

Out-of-school day care · 35 places · WAKEFIELD · WF4 1HF

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Tiddlywinks Breakfast And Afterschool

Out-of-school day care · 50 places · Wakefield · WF4 4HQ

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Total Sports @ Wakefield Grammar School Foundation

Out-of-school day care · 56 places · Wakefield · WF1 2DG

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Trinity Alpha & Omega Clubs

Out-of-school day care · 50 places · OSSETT · WF5 9DW

Ofsted report Directions

Not yet inspected

Wakefield Day Nursery

Full day care · 102 places · Wakefield · WF1 1DL

Ofsted report Directions

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