TAD 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 1994, with 76 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
TS3 7SFWhat 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.
- 25 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery happy and eager to start their day. They are welcomed by friendly and nurturing staff, who plan experiences that they know children will enjoy. The nursery has an ethos of mutual respect and this permeates through the nursery. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and teach them the importance of good manners, sharing and turn taking. Children know the daily routine and follow instructions well. They help to tidy up and listen carefully to staff when they speak. Children know what is expected of them and older children begin to resolve their own differences.
Overall, staff implement a strong curriculum for communication and language development from the start. Younger babies practise babbling, making animal sounds and linking sounds with pictures in books. Older children impressively sing entire songs to their friends independently at circle time. They demonstrate a great deal of self-confidence. For children who do not yet communicate verbally, staff plan bespoke activities that help them to learn key words, such as 'eyes', 'nose', and 'mouth'. Staff support children to learn at their own pace. They are well prepared for the next stage in their development
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children to share their ideas, knowledge and understanding of different concepts further, such as by considering the length of time young children need to respond during conversations n extend opportunities for children to express and represent their own artistic ideas and creativity during planned activities.
- 11 July 2024Good
- 27 September 2018Outstanding
- 14 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for TAD 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.
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