Nurseries in Middlesbrough

There are 39 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Middlesbrough, and 11 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Middlesbrough

Ofsted report cards: 6 settings (13 Strong standard, 17 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention, 4 Urgent improvement)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 28 settings (4 Outstanding, 24 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

46 registered childminders in Middlesbrough (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
4 registered home childcarers in Middlesbrough (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

Acklam Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS5 4EB, ages 0 to 8, 59 places
Ofsted, 21 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Stars Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS3 9JW, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
Ofsted, 13 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Dimples Riverside Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS3 6DF, ages 0 to 6, 110 places
Ofsted, 18 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Dimples Southbank - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS6 6SF, ages 0 to 8, 25 places
Ofsted, 17 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Dimples Stainton Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS17 9LW, ages 0 to 5, 64 places
Ofsted, 23 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
First Steps Day Care (Stokesley) Ltd - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS9 5QT, ages 0 to 7, 60 places
Ofsted, 14 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Great Expectations Pre-School - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS1 5AU, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
Ofsted, 16 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS1 3LF, ages 0 to 7, 64 places
Ofsted report card, 29 June 2026: Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 4 areas; safeguarding standards not met
Kids Planet Marton - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS7 8AB, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
Ofsted report card, 19 August 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Bears Preschool - Pre-school, Middlesbrough TS9 6LX, ages 2 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted report card, 6 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Wonders Coulby Newham - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS8 0RS, 46 places
Marton Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS4 3BU, ages 0 to 9, 90 places
Ofsted, 25 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Minnows Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS3 9AT, ages 0 to 10, 54 places
Ofsted, 24 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Montessori Pre-School Nursery & Holiday Club - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS5 7AD, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
Ofsted, 1 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Nature Time Childcare - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS5 6AZ, ages 0 to 3, 38 places
Ofsted, 28 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Nature Time Childcare - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS3 7NP, 64 places
Nunthorpe Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS7 0JW, ages 0 to 5, 76 places
Ofsted report card, 17 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Parkway Day Nursery @ Acklam Whin - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS5 8SQ, ages 1 to 11, 42 places
Ofsted, 16 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Parkway Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS8 0TL, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
Ofsted, 22 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Play Days Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
Ofsted, 28 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Play & Learn Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS4 3LQ, ages 0 to 7, 57 places
Ofsted, 8 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Polton Allstars Day Care - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS3 8BT, ages 0 to 10, 56 places
Ofsted report card, 3 September 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Rosedene Easterside - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS4 3QH, ages 0 to 10, 45 places
Ofsted, 17 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Rosedene Hemlington - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS8 9EQ, ages 0 to 11, 73 places
Ofsted, 9 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rosedene Ormesby - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS7 9JF, ages 0 to 7, 52 places
Ofsted, 9 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
School House Nursery NE limited - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS4 2JL, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
Ofsted report card, 30 June 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Stainsby Neighbourhood Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS5 4JS, ages 0 to 8, 60 places
Ofsted, 27 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
TAD Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS3 7SF, ages 0 to 8, 76 places
Ofsted, 11 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Teacher Time - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS5 5AE, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 17 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Teacher Time Easterside - Pre-school, Middlesbrough TS4 3PZ, ages 1 to 10, 35 places
Ofsted, 8 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tees Valley Tots - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS6 6XG, ages 0 to 5, 31 places
Ofsted, 24 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Avenue Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS5 6PA, ages 0 to 8, 62 places
Ofsted, 22 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Barn Childcare - Day nursery, Hemlington TS8 9DA, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 31 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Priory Day Nursery - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS6 7LD, ages 1 to 9, 69 places
Ofsted, 20 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Top Tots Daycare - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS6 6SU, ages 0 to 10, 62 places
Ofsted, 15 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Triple Tree - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS4 2RP
Zizu's Children's Day Care - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS5 5NL, ages 1 to 4, 69 places
Ofsted, 8 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Zizus @ Pavilion - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS3 6JB, 46 places
Zizus @ The Hub - Day nursery, Middlesbrough TS4 2RP, 24 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

Acorn Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS5 7RU, 70 places
Cycling Circuit - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS4 3AE
GOALS Teesside - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS5 4AF
Improv 4 Film Teeside - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS7 0LA
Kidz Konnekt - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS6 9AE
Little Wonders Coulby Newham Ltd - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS8 0RJ
Parkway Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS7 8PZ
Sport Works Ltd - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS6 9AE
Stokesley Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS9 5EW, 22 places
The 3 O'clock Club - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS3 9HD
The 3 O'clock Club - Out-of-school club, Middlesbrough TS6 8BL

Nursery groups with settings here

Nunthorpe Nurseries Group Ltd (5 here)
Bright Sparks Led Nursery Group Limited (3 here)
Rosedene Nurseries Limited (3 here)
The Priory Day Nursery Limited (2 here)
'The Barn' Childcare Limited (1 here)
Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (1 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 Middlesbrough

Schools in Middlesbrough
Schools in Middlesbrough council area
Abingdon Primary School - Primary
Acklam Whin Primary School - Primary
Archibald Primary School - Primary
Ayresome Primary School - Primary
Bankfields Primary School - Primary
Beech Grove Primary School - Primary
Berwick Hills Primary School - Primary
Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School - Primary
Brambles Primary Academy - Primary
Breckon Hill Primary School - Primary
Caedmon Primary School - Primary
Captain Cook Primary School - Primary

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