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Childcare in Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees)

Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees) has 3 day nurseries, 5 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 1 after-school club. Ofsted has inspected 6 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 6 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Stockton-on-Tees there are 26 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.

26places per 100 under-fives in Stockton-on-Tees, against 32 for England
100%of the 6 inspected here are Good or better, 1 Outstanding
4 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 Stockton-on-Tees, 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 64 school nursery classes across Stockton-on-Tees, because nobody publishes how many children they take.

6 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.

Day nurseries 3

Childminders 3

Only childminders who agreed to be listed publicly appear here. Ofsted holds many more and does not publish their details.

Gray, Sandra

Childminder · Yarm, TS15 9DT

OutstandingBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder3 placesRegistered for decades

Upson, Julie Ann

Childminder · Yarm, TS15 9EA

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

Brown, Carolyn

Childminder · Yarm, TS15 9DL

GoodBirth to 8+Hours arranged with the childminder6 placesRegistered for decades

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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 Adventure Camps - Yarm School Out-of-school day care
  • Jun 2025Closed Puddleducks Childcare Full day care
Questions

What people ask about childcare in Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees)

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

Which nurseries in Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees) take funded hours?

4 of the 12 settings in Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees) rated Outstanding?

Yes. 1 of the 6 settings Ofsted has inspected in Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees) hold an Outstanding grade.

Which nurseries in Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees) take babies?

6 settings in Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees) 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 Yarm (Stockton-on-Tees)?

Stockton-on-Tees 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.