Childcare in Ferryhill
Ferryhill 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. 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.
- Jun 2026Opened Bright Futures Ferryhill After School Club Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Ferryhill
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Ferryhill take babies?
4 settings in Ferryhill 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 Ferryhill?
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 Ferryhill
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.