Childcare in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough has 29 day nurseries, 1 pre-school, 43 school nursery classes, 11 childminders and 6 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 27 of them and rated 26 Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 63 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Middlesbrough there are 21 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 Middlesbrough, 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 44 school nursery classes across Middlesbrough, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
32 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 2026Opened Cycling Circuit Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Zizus @ Pavilion Full day care
- Jun 2026Opened GOALS Teesside Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Yorkshire Learning Centre Middlesbrough Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Parkway Day Nursery @ The Avenue Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Polton Allstars Day Care Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Cleveland Unit Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Little Learners Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Pavilion Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened The 3 O'clock Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Zizus @ The Hub Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Triple Tree Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Middlesbrough
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Middlesbrough take funded hours?
52 of the 90 settings in Middlesbrough 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Middlesbrough rated Outstanding?
Yes. 6 of the 27 settings Ofsted has inspected in Middlesbrough hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Middlesbrough take babies?
41 settings in Middlesbrough 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?
Middlesbrough has 21 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
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.