Childcare in Chester Le Street (Durham)
Chester Le Street (Durham) has 6 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 8 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 12 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 10 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Durham there are 23 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Durham, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today.
22 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Dec 2025Opened Chester le Street CE Daycare Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Dream Big Nursery School Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kip McGrath Chester le Street Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Valley Nursery at Pelton Primary Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed CNS Lumley Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kip McGrath Chester Le Street Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed First Steps @ Lumley Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Chester Le Street (Durham)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Chester Le Street (Durham) take funded hours?
1 of the 22 settings in Chester Le Street (Durham) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Chester Le Street (Durham) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 4 of the 12 settings Ofsted has inspected in Chester Le Street (Durham) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Chester Le Street (Durham) take babies?
18 settings in Chester Le Street (Durham) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Chester Le Street (Durham)?
Durham has 23 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Chester Le Street (Durham)
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