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108 placesTS22 5TB01740 645920
North East
Childcare in Stockton-on-Tees
153 registered providers with 2,911 places, down 2.6% since December 2021.
47day nurseries
89childminders
9after-school clubs
35newly registered since 2021
75.4%rated Good or better
77closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 30.5% 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.
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90 placesTS17 9DF01642 677888
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90 placesTS23 3EQ01642 370880
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60 placesTS23 3HB01642 566718
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48 placesTS17 0QP01642 308364
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32 placesTS23 2PR07757328380
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30 placesTS17 9JP01642 527 815
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110 placesTS18 3TS01642614020
Report card Mar 2026
108 placesTS18 3DZ01642 674672
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98 placesTS23 1BL01642 659599
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98 placesTS17 0WA01642 751111
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87 placesTS18 5EP01642 587781
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80 placesTS17 9JP01642308611
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80 placesTS20 2EW01642 555096
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69 placesTS23 3ER01642 566993
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59 placesTS19 0DS01642 606705
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50 placesTS23 1HG01642 550942
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48 placesTS15 9TF01642 787671
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48 placesTS17 6PF01642 587781
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47 placesTS16 0EU01642 788499
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34 placesTS18 3NG01642 640022
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30 placesTS20 2RD01642 554646
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29 placesTS22 5DE07912546391
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28 placesTS19 7QU07881486292
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26 placesTS15 9RJ01642 784968
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29 placesTS19 0FB07538277860
Report card May 2026
75 placesTS18 5ER01642581281
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60 placesTS17 0QP01642 767 051
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32 placesTS17 0RJ07825917491
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Report card Jan 2026
18 placesTS16 0FG01642982193
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedene Hardwick | Stockton-On-Tees | 56 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Stagecoach Yarm | Stockton-On-Tees | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Tiny Turners Nursery | Stockton-On-Tees | 100 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Puddleducks Childcare | Yarm | 48 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Early Miles Nursery | Stockton-On-Tees | 42 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Levendale Childcare Providers | Yarm | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kip McGrath Stockton-On-Tees | Stockton-On-Tees | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Redhill Nursery | Stockton-On-Tees | 78 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Teacher Time | Stockton on Tees | 60 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Hoot Out of School Club | Stillington | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Woodlands Playgroup | Stockton-On-Tees | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| St Mary's Kidz Club | Stockton on Tees | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Mrs b's @ whinstone | Stockton-On-Tees | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Teddy Bears Day Nursery | Stockton-On-Tees | 64 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Keep Fit Kids Day Nursery & Creche | Stockton-On-Tees | 38 | Needs improvement | Jun 2022 |
| Spring - Fairfield | Stockton-On-Tees | 24 | Good | Jun 2022 |