Childcare in Sunderland (South Tyneside)
Sunderland (South Tyneside) has 1 day nursery, 1 pre-school, 3 school nursery classes and 1 childminder. Ofsted has inspected 3 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 3 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across South Tyneside there are 26 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 South Tyneside, 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 38 school nursery classes across South Tyneside, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
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 Stanley's at Whitburn & Marsden Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Sunderland (South Tyneside)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Sunderland (South Tyneside) take funded hours?
3 of the 6 settings in Sunderland (South Tyneside) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Sunderland (South Tyneside) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 3 settings Ofsted has inspected in Sunderland (South Tyneside) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Sunderland (South Tyneside) take babies?
3 settings in Sunderland (South Tyneside) 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 Sunderland (South Tyneside)?
South Tyneside has 26 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 Sunderland (South Tyneside)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.