Parkway Day Nursery @ Acklam Whin
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Middlesbrough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 2017, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours funded childcare for eligible 3- and 4-year-olds; funded places for 2-year-olds.
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
TS5 8SQWhat 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.
- 2 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 16 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and settle quickly into this welcoming and friendly nursery.
They build warm and trusting relationships with staff, which helps them to feel secure and confident. Toddlers seek reassurance from familiar adults when needed.
Older children confidently explore their environment and make independent choices in their play. For example, children are captivated when their peers read a familiar story aloud. They sit together, listen intently and show high levels of concentration.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the ways in which leaders and staff share information about the curriculum with parents, so that families are consistently clear about what their children are learning and how they can support learning at home n support staff to continue building on their good teaching, in particular by planning more purposeful outdoor learning opportunities, so that children's experiences outside are consistently purposeful, rather than incidental.
- 16 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 12 December 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Parkway Day Nursery @ Acklam Whin
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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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