Tilly-Mints Cherubs Day Nursery Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Consett for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:15 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £64.00 a day for 2 – 4 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2018, with 75 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated May 2026 to April 2027.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 – 2 yearsbirth to 2y | £69.00 | £43.00Half day, 5.8 hrs | – | |
| 2 – 4 years2y to 4y | £64.00 | £39.00Half day, 5.8 hrs | – | |
| All ages | – | – | £8.50depending on availability |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £50.67 to £101.33 a month Food & Consumables per monthStretched · 21.92 hrs/wk, includes all freshly prepared meals, snacks and consumables
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hours free funded childcare for 9 months to 4 year olds; 15 or 30 hrs/week; term time 38 weeks/year or stretched 52 weeks/year.
Worth knowing. Funded places include a Food & Consumables fee, a prorated monthly amount based on your funding type, covering all freshly prepared meals, snacks and consumables during your child’s sessions. If you would prefer to opt out and provide your own, please speak to the team and we will talk you through the options. Funded days must remain the same days each week.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
DH8 0BHWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 30 July 2021.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Tilly-Mints Cherubs Day Nursery Ltd
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £64.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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