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Nurseries in Hartlepool

There are 18 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Hartlepool, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Hartlepool

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (7 Strong standard, 15 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 12 settings (1 Outstanding, 11 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

  • 42 registered childminders in Hartlepool (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
  • 1 childcare setting in a private home in Hartlepool (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Aldersyde Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS26 0DS, ages 1 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 26 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bloom Childcare Limited - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS24 7LE, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted report card, 31 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Dimples Seaton Carew - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS25 1EZ, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 4 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Footprints Learning for Life Limited - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS24 8HA, ages 0 to 11, 116 places
    Ofsted, 7 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hazel Dene Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS27 4PT, ages 2 to 10, 32 places
    Ofsted, 18 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddikins Nursery - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS24 0TB, ages 1 to 4, 33 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rays of Sunshine Daycare - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS25 1SQ, 24 places
  • Little Rays of Sunshine Daycare - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS25 5SR, ages 0 to 5, 45 places
    Ofsted, 23 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Stars Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS25 3NU, ages 1 to 4
    Ofsted, 27 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Treasures Day Nursery - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS25 1QU, ages 0 to 6, 30 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Wonders Nursery - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS26 0UF, ages 0 to 3, 56 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Lonsdale Childcare - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS26 8JJ, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 3 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lonsdale Nursery - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS26 8JB, 58 places
    Ofsted, 3 November 2017: Good overall
  • Marina's Amigos Daycare - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS25 4BT, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 June 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Playmates II - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS26 8PQ, ages 0 to 4, 104 places
    Ofsted, 9 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ready Steady Grow - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS26 9NP, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 13 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St. John Vianney Primary School Childcare - Day nursery, Hartlepool TS24 9PA, ages 0 to 11, 84 places
    Ofsted report card, 5 February 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Sunshine & Smiles Nursery - Pre-school, Hartlepool TS25 2ES, 14 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Families First (North East) - Out-of-school club, Hartlepool TS26 9EQ

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)

Schools in Hartlepool

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