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- Strickland, Laura Jane21 Sept 2026 ·Childminder· DarlingtonCompliance action
- Secret Garden Day Nursery18 Sept 2026 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· DarlingtonCompliance action
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- Childminder in Darlington16 Oct 2025 ·Childminder· DarlingtonCompliance action
- Childminder in Darlington16 Oct 2025 ·Childminder· DarlingtonCompliance action
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- Middleton St George Day Nursery12 Jun 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· DarlingtonCompliance action
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- Kids 1st - Darlington3 Jun 2025 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· Darlington· Julie Campbell, Sonia BerryGood
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- Big Kids Little Kids Nursery and out of School Club19 Dec 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· DarlingtonCompliance action
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- Middleton St George Day Nursery25 Oct 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· DarlingtonCompliance action
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- The Play Hut28 Mar 2024 ·Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care· DarlingtonComplaint outcome
- Home Childcarer in Darlington24 Oct 2023 ·Home Childcarer· DarlingtonChildcare Register
- Childminder in Darlington11 Oct 2023 ·Childminder· DarlingtonComplaint outcome
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- Kids 1st - Darlington3 Jun 2025Good
Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2GF · Part of Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
Information about this early years setting
Kids 1st - Darlington registered in 2007 and is located in Darlington. The nursery employs 30 members of childcare staff. Of these, two staff hold early years qualifications at level 6, 23 staff at level 3 and two staff at level 2. The nursery opens all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. It provides government funded childcare.
- Kids 1st - Darlington17 Sept 2019Outstanding
Darlington, County Durham, DL2 2GF · Part of Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
Information about this early years setting
Kids 1st - Darlington registered in 2007. The nursery employs 32 members of childcare staff. Of these, 31 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including two with early years professional status and one with qualified teacher status. The nursery opens Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- Darlington College Childcare Centre12 Dec 2024Good
Darlington, County Durham, DL1 1DR
Information about this early years setting
Darlington College Childcare Centre registered in 2006. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. All hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Thursday, from 8am to 5.30pm and from 8am to 5pm on a Friday and during school holidays. The nursery offers the government-funded places for childcare.
- Ferndene Nursery20 Aug 2025Good
Darlington · DL3 8PQ · Part of Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
Information about this early years setting
Ferndene Nursery registered in 1987 and is located in Darlington. The nursery employs 18 members of childcare staff. Of these, 17 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one staff member who holds a level 5 qualification. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 7.30am until 6pm, for 51 weeks of the year. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Darlington9 Nov 2022Good
Darlington, County Durham, DL3 9EX · Part of Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
Information about this early years setting
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Darlington registered in 1996 and is located in County Durham. The nursery employs 22 members of childcare staff. Of these, 18 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including two who hold early years professional status. The nursery opens all year round from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.
- Secret Garden (Darlington) Limited at Springfield Primary14 Jul 2025Met
Darlington · DL1 2AN · Part of Secret Garden (Darlington) Limited
Information about this early years setting
Secret Garden (Darlington) Limited at Springfield Primary is located within The Education Village in Darlington. Opening hours are from 3.15pm to 5.45pm, Monday to Friday, during term time only. There are six staff who work with the children. Of these, four hold a relevant qualification at level 3 or above.
- Upperthorpe Nursery29 Nov 2024Good
90 Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7PZ
Information about this early years setting
Upperthorpe Nursery registered in 2015 and is located in Darlington. The setting employs 24 members of childcare staff. Of these, 13 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, two staff hold early years teacher status and four staff hold qualifications at level 2. The setting opens all year round, from 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. It provides government-funded childcare.
- Broadway Daycare18 Feb 2022Good
DARLINGTON, County Durham, DL1 1EJ
Information about this early years setting
Broadway Daycare registered in 2012 and is situated in Darlington. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff. Of these, 11 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one with early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- The Play Hut22 Feb 2022Good
Darlington, County Durham, DL1 3BL
Information about this early years setting
The Play Hut registered in 1998 and is based in Harrowgate Hill, in Darlington. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications. The manager and one other member of staff also have qualified teacher status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities attend the nursery.
- Parkside Childcare5 Sept 2024Outstanding
Darlington, County Durham, DL1 5TY
Information about this early years setting
Parkside Childcare registered in 2006. It is situated in The Coleridge Centre, Darlington. The nursery employs nine members of childcare staff. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The manager holds a relevant early years degree at level 5. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, except for a week at Christmas. It operates from 8am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- St. Edwin's Pre-School21 May 2025Good
High Coniscliffe, Darlington, DL2 2LR
Information about this early years setting
St. Edwin's Pre-School registered in 2023 and is located in Darlington. The pre- school employs three members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. It opens during term time and some school holidays, from 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. The pre-school provides government funded childcare.
- Lowson Street Pre-School22 Nov 2022Good
DARLINGTON, County Durham, DL3 0EY
Information about this early years setting
Lowson Street Pre-School registered in 1999 and is located in Darlington. The setting employs five members of childcare staff, including the manager. All staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and above. The manager has an early years degree and holds early years professional status. The setting opens during term time, from 9am to 3.30pm, Monday to Thursday, and from 9am to midday on Friday. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.
- Little Acorns26 Sept 2025Outstanding
Darlington · DL2 2ET
Information about this early years setting
Little Acorns registered in 2011 and is located within Hurworth Primary School in Darlington. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, who all hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including the manager and two other members of childcare staff who hold qualified teacher status. The nursery operates Monday to Friday for 48 weeks of the year and closes on bank holidays. Opening hours are from 8am to 6pm. The nursery offers government funded childcare and receives additional funding for disadvantaged children.
- Big Kids Little Kids Nursery and out of School Club12 Jan 2022Good
DARLINGTON, County Durham, DL1 1QU
Information about this early years setting
Big Kids Little Kids Nursery and out of School Club registered in 2004 and is based in Darlington, County Durham. The nursery and club employ 15 members of childcare staff. Of these, all staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including the manager who holds early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round except between Christmas and New Year. Sessions are from 7.45m until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- Maidendale Nursery14 Jun 2023Good
Darlington, County Durham, DL1 4SU
Information about this early years setting
Maidendale Nursery registered in 2004 and is located in Darlington. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff. Of these, one staff member holds a qualification at level 6, 15 staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 and three staff are unqualified. The nursery opens all year round, from 7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- Secret Garden Day Nursery22 Nov 2021Requires improvement
50 Haughton Green, Darlington, DL1 2DF · Part of Secret Garden (Darlington) Limited
Information about this early years setting
Secret Garden Day Nursery registered in 2017 and is situated in Haughton Green in Darlington. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds early years professional status and two hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 6. The majority of the remaining staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children and wrap-around care for children who attend local schools.
- Childminder in Darlington9 Sept 2019Good
Darlington
Information about this early years setting
The childminder registered in 1994 and lives in Darlington. She cares for children four days a week, from 7.30am to 6pm, except for bank holidays and family holidays. She holds an early years qualification at level 3. The childminder provides funded early education for two-year-old children.
- Secret Garden Day Nursery16 Nov 2022Good
50 Haughton Green, Darlington, DL1 2DF · Part of Secret Garden (Darlington) Limited
Information about this early years setting
Secret Garden Day Nursery registered in 2017 and is situated in Haughton Green in Darlington. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff. Of these, one holds qualified teacher status, one holds early years professional status and one has an appropriate early years qualification at level 5. The majority of the remaining staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.45am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children, and wraparound care for children who attend local schools.
- Busy Bees Day Nursery at Darlington25 Nov 2013Good
Darlington, County Durham, DL3 9EX · Part of Busy Bees Nurseries Limited
Information about the setting
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Darlington was re-registered in 2012 on the Early Years Register and the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. It is situated in Cockerton West, Darlington, and is owned and managed Busy Bees Holdings Ltd. The nursery operates from seven activity rooms in a single-storey, purpose-built unit. Children have access to an enclosed outdoor play area.
- Pierremont Pre-School2 Mar 2023Good
Darlington, County Durham, DL3 6DG
Information about this early years setting
Pierremont Pre-School registered in 1999 and is located in Darlington. The playgroup employs four members of childcare staff. Of these, three staff hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The playgroup opens during term time from 7.30am until 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.