Nurseries in Stockton-on-Tees

There are 50 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Stockton-on-Tees, and 8 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Stockton-on-Tees

Ofsted report cards: 6 settings (1 Strong standard, 29 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 41 settings (11 Outstanding, 30 Good)

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

Childminders and home childcarers

89 registered childminders in Stockton-on-Tees (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
7 registered home childcarers in Stockton-on-Tees (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

Appletree Day Care Ltd - Day nursery, Stockton-on-tees TS19 0UW, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted report card, 9 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Billingham Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Billingham TS23 3ER, ages 0 to 4, 69 places
Ofsted, 19 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Boomerang Pre-School - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS19 7QU, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
Ofsted, 25 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Butterfield Pre School - Day nursery, Stockton On Tees TS16 0EU, ages 2 to 11, 47 places
Ofsted, 22 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery - Day nursery, Billingham TS23 1BL, ages 1 to 11, 98 places
Ofsted, 4 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS19 0DS, ages 0 to 10, 59 places
Ofsted, 2 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 9DF, ages 0 to 10, 90 places
Ofsted, 15 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Clever Clogs (yarm) Ltd - Day nursery, Yarm TS15 9BW, ages 0 to 8, 48 places
Ofsted, 28 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Daisy Chain - Pre-school, Stockton on Tees TS20 1PF
Early Miles Nursery - Day nursery, Ragworth, Stockton-on-tees TS19 0FB, ages 1 to 4, 29 places
Ofsted report card, 20 May 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Forest Friends Childcare - Day nursery, Billingham TS23 3HB, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 2 November 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Glenfield Nursery School - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS16 0DA, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
Ofsted, 11 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
High Flyers Early Support Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 9JP, ages 3 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 22 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Ingleby Barwick Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Thornaby TS17 9LX, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
Ofsted, 9 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Keep Fit Nursery Stockton LTD - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 7BN, ages 1 to 4
Ofsted, 4 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids 1st - Bowesfield - Day nursery, Stockton On Tees TS18 3DZ, ages 0 to 4, 108 places
Ofsted report card, 27 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Kids 1st Ingleby Barwick - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 0WA, ages 0 to 4, 98 places
Ofsted, 31 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids 1st - Wynyard - Day nursery, Wynyard TS22 5TB, ages 0 to 4, 108 places
Ofsted, 11 October 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Hartburn - Day nursery, Stockton TS18 5ER, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
Ofsted report card, 8 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Levendale Under Fives Group - Day nursery, Yarm TS15 9RJ, ages 2 to 3, 26 places
Ofsted, 19 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lighthouse Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3NG, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
Ofsted, 18 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Ladybirds Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3TS, ages 0 to 4, 110 places
Ofsted, 2 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Stars Childcare - Day nursery, Thornaby TS17 0AS, ages 0 to 3, 48 places
Ofsted, 2 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Montessori Pre-School Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 8QH, ages 2 to 10, 65 places
Ofsted, 25 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Nature Time Childcare - Day nursery, Stockton-on-tees TS19 0AT, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 4 December 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
New Life Day Care - Day nursery, Billingham TS23 3EQ, ages 0 to 11, 90 places
Ofsted, 31 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Piglets Playgroup - Pre-school, Billingham TS23 2PR, ages 0 to 4, 32 places
Ofsted, 15 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Piglets Playgroup (Wolviston Base) - Day nursery, Billingham TS22 5DE, ages 0 to 4, 29 places
Ofsted, 8 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Playhouse Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 5GA, 55 places
Ofsted, 12 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Puddleducks Childcare - Day nursery, Eaglescliffe TS16 0FG, ages 0 to 8, 18 places
Ofsted report card, 15 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Rainbow Day Nursery and Out of School Club - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS20 2EW, ages 0 to 12, 80 places
Ofsted, 22 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ribbon Daycare Fishburn - Day nursery, Stockton-on-tees TS21 4AU, ages 0 to 3, 39 places
Ofsted report card, 23 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Riverbank Nursery at Teesside High School - Day nursery, Stockton-on-tees TS16 9AT, 12 places
Rosedene Egglescliffe - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS16 9BT, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 24 April 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Rosedene Redhill - Day nursery, Roseworth TS19 9BX, ages 0 to 8, 70 places
Ofsted, 9 July 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Rosedene Sunrise - Day nursery, Stockton On Tees TS18 3PJ, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
Ofsted, 6 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ryandale Pre-School - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 0QP, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 21 January 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Smiles - Day nursery, Billingham TS23 4AA, ages 0 to 10, 65 places
Ofsted, 5 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS20 1BY, ages 0 to 12, 70 places
Ofsted, 8 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Spread The Happiness Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton on Tees TS18 3JB, 20 places
Spring - Layfield - Day nursery, Yarm TS15 9TF, ages 0 to 10, 48 places
Ofsted, 23 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
TeesActive Ltd Childcare - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 9EW, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 16 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Teesdale Children's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6PS, ages 0 to 6, 59 places
Ofsted, 25 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Barn at Riverbank - Day nursery, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6PF, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
Ofsted, 2 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Barn Childcare - Day nursery, Stockton On Tees TS19 7AJ, ages 0 to 11, 45 places
Ofsted, 27 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Barn Childcare - Day nursery, Stockton On Tees TS18 5EP, ages 0 to 4, 87 places
Ofsted, 10 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Montessori People Ltd - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 9JP, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
Ofsted, 28 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Norton Nursery - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS20 2RD, ages 2 to 10, 30 places
Ofsted, 20 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Oval Childcare Ltd. - Day nursery, Stockton-On-Tees TS19 0DE, ages 0 to 10, 74 places
Ofsted, 20 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tummyticklers - Day nursery, Billingham TS23 1HG, ages 0 to 10, 50 places
Ofsted, 30 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

Adventure Camps - Yarm School - Out-of-school club, Yarm TS15 9EJ
Boomerang - Out-of-school club, Stockton-on-Tees TS19 7QH, 42 places
Improv 4 Film Yarm - Out-of-school club, Stockton-on-tees TS16 0LA
Mrs B's @ Barley Fields - Out-of-school club, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 0QP, 60 places
Plus Fives Afterschool & Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Stockton-On-Tees TS17 0LW, 50 places
The 3 O'clock Club - Out-of-school club, Stockton-On-Tees TS19 8LB
Whinstone After School Club - Out-of-school club, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 0RJ, 32 places
Wynyard Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Billingham TS22 5UB, 47 places

Nursery groups with settings here

'The Barn' Childcare Limited (3 here)
AAM & Sons Limited (3 here)
Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (3 here)
Nunthorpe Nurseries Group Ltd (3 here)
Rosedene Nurseries Limited (3 here)
Action For Children Developments Limited (1 here)
Clever Clogs Day Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Northumbrian Trust Day Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Rascals Playtime Childcare 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)

Towns in Stockton-on-Tees

Nurseries in Billingham (8)
Nurseries in Yarm (3)

Schools in Stockton-on-Tees

Schools in Stockton-on-Tees
Schools in Stockton-on-Tees council area
Bader Primary School - Primary
Barley Fields Primary - Primary
Bewley Primary School - Primary
Billingham South Community Primary School - Primary
Bowesfield Primary School - Primary
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy - Primary
Crooksbarn Primary School - Primary
Durham Lane Primary School - Primary
Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School - Primary
Fairfield Primary School - Primary
Fishburn Primary School - Primary
Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy - Primary

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