The Avenue Day Nursery Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Middlesbrough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2012, with 62 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
TS5 6PAWhat 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.
- 31 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children delight in being in this welcoming, safe and nurturing environment.
Parents comment that their children do not turn around and wave, as they are so eager to meet their friends and for their learning to begin. Children are busy and full of excitement at the freedom they have to develop their curiosity.
Older children relish the openness in the outdoor environment. They show high levels of determination and a have a go attitude to their learning. For example, children are unwavering in their resolve to complete an obstacle course without adult help. They work out for themselves how to manoeuvre crates and planks into position to enable continuous movements. Children's faces shine with delight as they achieve their goals.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of some daily routines to ensure that all opportunities are consistently used to extend and develop children's learning even further n support staff to develop consistency in using numbers and counting.
- 22 September 2022Good
- 4 November 2016Good
- 28 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Avenue Day Nursery Limited
- 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.