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Childcare in Stanley (Durham)

Stanley (Durham) has 7 day nurseries and 5 childminders. Ofsted has inspected 9 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 3 have 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.

23places per 100 under-fives in Durham, against 32 for England
100%of the 9 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
1 of 12are 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 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.

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Little Acorns (North East) Ltd.

Day nursery · Little Acorns Day Nursery, 218 Park Road, Stanley, DH9 7AN

Report card May 2026Birth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm★ 5.0 Google, 1061 placesOpen for decades
01207 438755

Bloemfontein Nursery

Day nursery · Bloemfontein Primary School, The Middles, Stanley, DH9 6AG

Not yet inspectedBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm12 placesNewly opened
01207 232198

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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.

  • Dec 2025Opened Bloemfontein Nursery Full day care
  • Dec 2025Closed CNS After School Out-of-school day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Stanley (Durham)

Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.

Which nurseries in Stanley (Durham) take funded hours?

1 of the 12 settings in Stanley (Durham) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Stanley (Durham) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 9 settings Ofsted has inspected in Stanley (Durham) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Stanley (Durham) take babies?

12 settings in Stanley (Durham) 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 Stanley (Durham)?

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.

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Towns close to Stanley (Durham)

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