Childcare in Crook
Crook has 3 day nurseries and 2 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 4 of them, and rated every one Good or better. 1 has never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £20 to £70, typically £59. 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.
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 Westfield House Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Westfield House Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed CNS Hunwick Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Crook
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Crook?
Of the 7 full-day rates published by settings in Crook, the typical price is £59 a day, ranging from £20 to £70. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Crook take funded hours?
1 of the 5 settings in Crook 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Which nurseries in Crook take babies?
5 settings in Crook 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 Crook?
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.
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