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The Outdoor Pre-School

OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established

A pre-school in Darlington for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2019, with 32 places.

Call 07368548653Their website

Cost

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 Darlington

£5.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Darlington from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
32 placesMedium for England
How long open
7 yearsLong established
Address
On the Site of Abbey County Infant School, Cleveland Terrace, Darlington, DL3 8JA

Where it is

DL3 8JA
Ofsted URN 2544137On the register since 3 September 2019
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 24 January 2022.

Outstanding

Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.

Still missing for The Outdoor Pre-School

  • 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.

I know some of thisI run this nursery
Before you ring

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.
Compare

Pre-schools within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

All Saints Blackwell Pre-School

Pre-school · All Saints Millennium Centre, Ravensdale Road, Darlington, DL3 8DT

OutstandingBirth to 508:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week26 placesOpen for decades
0.5 mi
10 min walk
07376242679

Mowden Pre-School

Pre-school · C/O Mowden Infant School, Bushel Hill Drive, Darlington, DL3 9QG

GoodBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings20 placesOpen for decades
0.7 mi
15 min walk
07812429563Their website

Lowson Street Pre-School

Pre-school · Harrowgate Hill Methodist Church, Lowson Street, Darlington, DL3 0EY

GoodTakes funded hours£26.00 a dayBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings30 placesOpen for decades
2.1 mi
6 min drive
01325 362388Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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