Jack in the Box Day Care
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Spennymoor for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 17:45, 5 days a week. £68.00 a day for 2–3 Springers Room, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2004, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 Bouncers Roombirth to 2y | £70.00 | £40.00AM / PM | |
| 2–3 Springers Room2y to 3y | £68.00 | £38.00AM / PM | |
| 3-year-olds Jumpers Room3y to 4y | £66.00 | £36.00AM / PM |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.80 BreakfastChildren accessing a working families funded place may incur a food
- £2.50 TeaChildren accessing a working families funded place may incur a food
- £3.00 LunchChildren accessing a working families funded place may incur a food
- £7.15 a day Full day food costChildren accessing a working families funded place may incur a food
Funded hours
From September 2025, working families can get up to 30 hours funded childcare, subject to availability and eligibility.
Worth knowing. Children accessing the 30 hours on a term-time only basis will be entitled to 30 hours per week. Children attending all year round will have the 30 hours entitlement stretched, entitling them to 23 hours per week. Children accessing a working families funded place may incur a food cost.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
DL16 6EXWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 13 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 2 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, settled and confident in this nurturing setting. They receive a very warm and positive welcome from caring staff who know them well. Children are keen to get involved in play and engage happily and enthusiastically throughout the day.
Children's love of being outdoors is recognised and respected. All children, including the very youngest, choose to spend a good deal of time in the wellresourced outdoor play areas. They have much fun playing and exploring in the fresh air. They crawl, toddle and run around practising and building on their physical skills. Staff support children with their balance on large outdoor play equipment so that they develop their confidence and coordination skills. The sand area is a particular favourite, well-used resource. Children extend their ability to use and control various tools as they fill and empty buckets. They use vehicles to make marks and tracks in the sand, learning valuable skills to help with future writing.
Children learn about the importance of sharing and of being kind to one another.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of the area for sleep for the youngest children so they rest without disturbance n increase the information given to parents to help them support their child's learning at home.
- 2 February 2022Good
- 6 October 2017Good
- 3 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jack in the Box Day Care
- Youngest age taken
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £68.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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