Playhouse Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Stockton-On-Tees 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2010, with 55 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 Stockton-on-Tees
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stockton-on-Tees 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
TS17 5GAWhat 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, 12 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and secure. Babies hold up their arms to be held and toddlers climb onto the lap of familiar staff. Older children chat happily while they play. They share stories from home that develop into imaginative play. They confidently tell visitors their toy dog has chicken pox. Children benefit from an ambitious curriculum that helps them to prepare for what they need to learn next.
They engage in their learning and join in with group conversations. For instance, children talk to staff about what might happen when they add warm water to ice.
Babies explore sand and watch it slip through their fingers as staff introduce new words and sounds. Toddlers sit on staff's knees and listen to their favourite stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- target staff training to help staff enhance their skills and knowledge, specifically for the age range of children that they work with n ensure a consistent approach to how children learn to manage their own feelings and behaviour and understand the impact on others.
- 12 October 2022Good
- 22 November 2016Good
- 18 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Playhouse 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.