Outstanding
110 placesTS3 6DF07793539903
North East
Childcare in Middlesbrough
87 registered providers with 1,898 places, down 15.7% since December 2021.
30day nurseries
46childminders
6after-school clubs
48newly registered since 2021
59.5%rated Good or better
79closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 28.1% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
Towns
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
45 placesTS4 3QH01642 686044
Outstanding
38 placesTS5 6AZ07730570806
Outstanding
24 placesTS3 9JW01642727962
Good
96 placesTS4 3BW01642 282810
Good
90 placesTS4 3BU01642 824040
Good
90 placesTS1 5AU01642 243256
Good
88 placesTS8 0TL01642577316
Good
76 placesTS3 7SF01642 224225
Good
73 placesTS8 9EQ01642 686500
Good
69 placesTS5 5NL01642 061201
Good
66 placesTS5 7AD01642814252
Good
64 placesTS17 9LW01642227778
Good
62 placesTS5 6PA01642814368
Good
60 placesTS5 5AE07730570806
Good
60 placesTS8 9DA01642587781
Good
60 placesTS5 4JS01642 354302
Good
59 placesTS5 4EB01642 817165
Good
57 placesTS4 3LQ01642852626
Good
54 placesTS3 9AT01642 245599
Good
42 placesTS5 8SQ01642 577316
Good
35 placesTS4 3PZ07730570806
Needs improvement
64 placesTS1 3LF01642 231738
Not yet inspected
70 placesTS5 7RU01642 277407
Not yet inspected
66 placesTS7 8AB01642311006
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64 placesTS3 7NP07730570806
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56 placesTS3 8BT01642 609 888
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46 placesTS3 6JB07796684748
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46 placesTS8 0RS01642 271135
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44 placesTS4 2JL01642 329839
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24 placesTS4 2RP07796684748
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TS3 9HD07907384468
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TS5 4AF07768 922571
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TS4 3AE01642300777
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TS7 8PZ07746187290
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TS4 2RP07377908601
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TS8 0RJ01642 271135
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Learning Centre Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Pavilion Nursery | Middlesbrough | 48 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Polton Allstars Day Care | Middlesbrough | 48 | Needs improvement | Dec 2025 |
| Parkway Day Nursery @ The Avenue | Middlesbrough | 28 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Little Learners | Middlesbrough | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Cleveland Unit | Middlesbrough | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Tiny Turners Day Nursery | Middlesbrough | 78 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| School House Daycare And Preschool | Middlesbrough | 36 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Stars | Middlesbrough | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Teacher Time | Middlesbrough | 20 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Little Wonders Childcare | Middlesbrough | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Creche Service at Thorntree | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Childcare Plus - West Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Creche Service at Park End | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Hemlington Creche | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Teacher Time Berwick Hills | Middlesbrough | 60 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Poppets Children's Day Nursery | Middlesbrough | 59 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Cdyp | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| The Cleveland Unit | Middlesbrough | 60 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Kumon Middlesbrough Central | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Grove Hill Playgroup | Middlesbrough | 26 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Creche Service North Ormesby | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Martonside Creche | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| The Montessori People At Grey House | Middlesbrough | 52 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Little Treasures Wraparound Care | Middlesbrough | 50 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Zizu's Children's Day Care Centre | Middlesbrough | 44 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Lily pad | Middlesbrough | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Pavilion Project | Middlesbrough | 28 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Langridge Childcare | Middlesbrough | 10 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Montessori Pre-School Nursery Hemlington | Middlesbrough | 90 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Montessori Pre-School Central | Middlesbrough | 40 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Captain Cook Out of School Club | Middlesbrough | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| PQA Tees Valley, Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |