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Childcare in Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland)

Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland) has 8 day nurseries, 14 school nursery classes and 2 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 8 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 4 of them Outstanding. 16 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Sunderland there are 19 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

19places per 100 under-fives in Sunderland, against 32 for England
100%of the 8 inspected here are Good or better, 4 Outstanding
15 of 24are recorded as taking the funded hours; the rest are unknown, not a no

Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Sunderland, 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. It also leaves out the 73 school nursery classes across Sunderland, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

Everything 24Day nurseries 8School nurseries 14Childminders 2
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Barnwell Academy

Day nursery · Barnwell School, Whitefield Estate, Houghton-Le-Spring, DH4 7RT

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 508:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week36 placesLong established
01915008707Their website

Dubmire Daycare

Day nursery · Dubmire Primary School, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6HL

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm30 placesLong established
0191 5005959

Little Jems

Day nursery · Victoria Street, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9DG

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week72 placesNewly opened
0191 5616618Their website

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Recently

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 Little Jems Full day care
  • Jun 2026Opened Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Hetton Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Little Jems Full day care
  • Jun 2026Closed Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Hetton Full day care
  • Dec 2025Closed CNS Sports Stars - Hetton Sessional day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland)

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Which nurseries in Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland) take funded hours?

15 of the 24 settings in Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland) 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 Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 4 of the 8 settings Ofsted has inspected in Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland) take babies?

11 settings in Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland) 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 Houghton Le Spring (Sunderland)?

Sunderland has 19 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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