Outstanding
36 placesDL2 2ET07896318103
North East
Childcare in Darlington
86 registered providers with 1,607 places, up 0.2% since December 2021.
24day nurseries
42childminders
6after-school clubs
25newly registered since 2021
71.1%rated Good or better
53closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 32.3% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
34 placesDL1 5TY01325 353416
Outstanding
32 placesDL3 8JA07368548653
Outstanding
26 placesDL3 8DT07376242679
Good
108 placesDL2 2GF01325 380199
Good
104 placesDL1 1QU01325461999
Good
99 placesDL3 7PZ01325 482111
Good
88 placesDL3 9EX01325 460440
Good
78 placesDL3 8PQ01325 468774
Good
76 placesDL3 8RH01325 355010
Good
72 placesDL1 4SU01325 376723
Good
70 placesDL2 1LD07946621848
Good
69 placesDL1 3BL01325 362526
Good
60 placesDL3 8PA01325462302
Good
59 placesDL1 1RW01325 354930
Report card Feb 2026
57 placesDL2 1DL07432129909
Good
55 placesDL1 1EJ01325 481489
Good
53 placesDL1 1DR01325 503144
Good
45 placesDL2 2GF07865 238 558
Good
40 placesDL1 2DF01325464443
Good
30 placesDL3 0EY01325 362388
Good
27 placesDL2 1JG07900956128
Good
26 placesDL3 6DG07933 690938
Good
24 placesDL1 1LJ07799358544
Good
21 placesDL2 1SW07711 965 612
Good
20 placesDL3 9QG07812429563
Good
20 placesDL2 2LR07444147244
Not yet inspected
64 placesDL3 6DX01325389983
Not yet inspected
56 placesDL3 7HP07765771006
Not yet inspected
40 placesDL3 8NN01325 380748
Not yet inspected
18 placesDL1 2AN01325464443
Not yet inspected
DL1 5RF07702 841915
Not yet inspected
DL1 1LA07977449535
Not yet inspected
DL1 5RP07977449535
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DL3 0HT01325492478
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DL1 5SZ01325 788021
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DL3 0EG01325 243781
Not yet inspected
DL3 9DE01325333839
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Fun Klub | Darlington | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Tiny Turners | Darlington | 72 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| World of Fun | Darlington | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Cockerton Out Of School Club | Darlington | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| DASH Play Scheme | Darlington | 30 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Serendipity Pre School | Darlington | 20 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| High Coniscliffe Pre-school | Darlington | 20 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| PQA Darlington | Darlington | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |