Childcare in Peterlee
Peterlee has 5 day nurseries, 1 pre-school and 1 childminder. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them and rated 6 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 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.
5 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.
- Dec 2025Closed Seascape creche Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Peterlee
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Are any nurseries in Peterlee rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 7 settings Ofsted has inspected in Peterlee hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Peterlee take babies?
7 settings in Peterlee 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 Peterlee?
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 Peterlee
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.