Outstanding
33 placesTS24 0TB01429 288285
North East
Childcare in Hartlepool
61 registered providers with 953 places, down 0.9% since December 2021.
16day nurseries
42childminders
1after-school clubs
23newly registered since 2021
66.7%rated Good or better
34closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 19.2% 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.
Good
116 placesTS24 8HA01429 261122
Good
104 placesTS26 8PQ01429 272500
Report card Feb 2026
84 placesTS24 9PA01429 273273
Good
75 placesTS25 1EZ07793539903
Good
75 placesTS26 0DS01429 263891
Good
58 placesTS26 8JB01429 861 400
Good
56 placesTS26 8JJ01429278482
Good
55 placesTS26 9NP01429890729
Good
45 placesTS25 5SR07514106899
Good
30 placesTS25 1QU01429 221832
Good
TS25 3NU01429 868008
Not yet inspected
65 placesTS24 7LE07376640498
Not yet inspected
63 placesTS25 4BT07950500984
Not yet inspected
56 placesTS26 0UF01329451030
Not yet inspected
24 placesTS25 1SQ01429 286332
Not yet inspected
14 placesTS25 2ES07383845432
Not yet inspected
TS26 9EQ01429 867016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piglets Playgroup (Greatham) | Greatham | 28 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| The Barn Hartlepool | Hartlepool | 55 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Footprints LFL@Stranton | Hartlepool | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Oscar Playcentre | Hartlepool | 48 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Avondale Cheeky Monkeys | Hartlepool | 38 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Oscars | Hartlepool | 65 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Child's Play Private Nursery | Throston Grange Lane | 72 | Good | Jun 2023 |