The Priory 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2000, with 69 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 Redcar and Cleveland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Redcar and Cleveland 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
TS6 7LDWhat 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, 20 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have high expectations for children and their families. They have secure relationships with them and promote a 'family, home-from-home' ethos. Children are happy to attend the nursery and run in with a member of staff. Since the pandemic, parents drop off and collect children at the main entrance. However, staff ensure they maintain effective communication with them for continuity of care and learning. The manager and staff team have a clear curriculum for children which meets their individual needs. Children build secure foundations for future learning and staff focus on preparing them to start school. For instance, staff work towards curriculum goals in each room of the nursery to ensure children develop the necessary skills to move on.
Staff gather information about children's interests and stages of development when they start. This helps them to plan experiences which children enjoy. Children develop good levels of self-confidence and resilience as they explore the activities with interest. Young children scoop coloured balls in the water tray and show delight when they count them out. Staff encourage babies to explore creative resources and begin to play imaginatively in the garden. Older children are keen to develop their early mark-making skills and choose to practise writing their names with marker pens. Staff help children to understand the things they have done well and regularly offer words of praise and stickers for their efforts. Children show pride in their achievements and have a clear understanding of the boundaries and expectations.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus staff's teaching to ensure children's individual learning goals are focused on consistently throughout the day n provide staff with training to support children's speech and language development even further.
- 20 June 2024Good
- 19 July 2023Needs improvement
- 4 January 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Priory 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
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