Marton Children's Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Middlesbrough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2004, with 90 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Middlesbrough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Middlesbrough from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
TS4 3BUWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 25 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have time to settle in accordance with their individual needs. Each child identifies their own key person, who gets to know them and their parents/carers well. This promotes warm, responsive relationships that support children's personal, social and emotional development. The same approach is used when children move rooms, to make sure the process is smooth. Children show that they feel safe and settled. They access resources confidently and play alongside and with their friends.
Children are happy and confident to join in a wide range of interesting learning experiences. Babies and children take part in different activities, which are tailored to their needs. For example, babies develop their understanding of mark making by exploring with oats and quickly bring in different toys, such as cars, to further investigate. Older children explore construction materials based on their interest in building. Children enjoy taking part in dancing and singing activities. They move their bodies to music and stamp and shake instruments along to familiar songs.
Children are becoming independent and confident learners, energetically getting involved in a wide range of learning experiences. These support their readiness for the next stage in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise group time more effectively to provide older children with opportunities to concentrate without distractions n develop further opportunities for children to use numbers and positional language in everyday activities, to enhance their understanding of mathematical concepts.
- 25 October 2022Good
- 18 January 2017Outstanding
- 25 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Marton Children's Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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