Childcare in Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland)
Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland) has 6 day nurseries, 13 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 4 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 9 of them and rated 8 Good or better. 18 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Redcar and Cleveland 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 Redcar and Cleveland, 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 46 school nursery classes across Redcar and Cleveland, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
13 settings match. 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.
- Jun 2026Closed Tiger Tots Community Day Care Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Peekaboo childcare provision Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Konnekt Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened The 3 O'clock Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Tigercubs Community Day Care Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland) take funded hours?
13 of the 27 settings in Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland) take babies?
10 settings in Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland) 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 Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland)?
Redcar and Cleveland 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 Middlesbrough (Redcar and Cleveland)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.