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  • George Dent Nursery School

    George Dent Nursery School is an outstanding local authority nursery school located in Darlington, North East. With a highly experienced leadership team, the school provides excellent education and care for children aged 2-5. The school prioritizes the safety and progress of students, offering support for those with special educational needs. With a focus on high-quality teaching and strong behavior management, George Dent Nursery School ensures that every child makes rapid progress in their learning journey.
  • Oxhill Nursery School

    Oxhill Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Stanley, North East. With a strong focus on inclusivity, the school provides a safe and caring environment for children aged 2-4 years. The dedicated staff team utilizes high-quality resources to ensure a quality education and a strong start in early education for all children.
  • Horden Nursery School

    Horden Nursery School is an outstanding local authority nursery school in Horden, North East. With an engaging curriculum and excellent teaching, it provides high-quality education for children aged 2-5 years. The school offers a safe and nurturing environment, ensuring the achievement, well-being, and outstanding behavior of all students.
    Horden Nursery School
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  • Rosemary Lane Nursery School

    Rosemary Lane Nursery School is an outstanding local authority nursery school in Easington Village. With skilled teachers, a caring and safe environment, and a focus on communication skills, this school provides an exciting and nurturing learning experience for children aged 2-5. The school's strong leadership and effective governance ensure high-quality education and support, and its outstanding Ofsted ratings speak to the achievement, teaching, and behavior of pupils.
  • Borough Road Nursery School

    Borough Road Nursery School is a local authority nursery school located in Darlington. With a good overall effectiveness rating from Ofsted, the school provides a high-quality education for children aged 2-5 years. Led by Mrs Helen Dummett, the school promotes outstanding behaviour and attitudes, fostering personal development. The school offers SEN support for students and has a diverse population with English not being the first language for 10.60% of students. With a focus on nurturing young minds, Borough Road Nursery School provides a safe and inclusive environment for children to thrive.
  • Seaham Harbour Nursery School

    Seaham Harbour Nursery School is an outstanding local authority nursery school in Seaham, North East. Led by excellent leadership, the school has a caring ethos and high standards of behavior. Children with special educational needs make good progress. However, phonics teaching and compliance with nutritional guidelines for lunches need improvement.
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  • Wingate Community Nursery School

    Wingate Community Nursery School is an outstanding local authority nursery school in Wingate, North East. With a nurturing ethos, skilful facilitation of children's play, and abundant opportunities for development, it provides a remarkably rich and stimulating learning environment for children aged 2-4 years.
  • Oxclose Nursery School

    Oxclose Nursery School is a local authority nursery school located in Spennymoor. With a nurturing and inclusive environment, it caters to children aged 2-4 years old. Led by Mr Daniel Harrison, the school offers a co-ed learning experience and supports students with special educational needs. While the school's recent Ofsted report highlighted areas for improvement, the previous inspection grade was outstanding.
    Oxclose Nursery School
  • Beechdale Nursery School

    Beechdale Nursery School is an outstanding local authority nursery school in Durham. Led by Mrs. Julia Graham, the school offers high-quality education for children aged 3-5. With a strong focus on achievement and teaching excellence, the school ensures all children are valued and supported. The leadership team and governors work together to create a safe and inclusive environment, where children develop a deep understanding of similarities and differences. Beechdale Nursery School also provides successful interventions for disadvantaged children, ensuring every child reaches their full potential.
  • Aclet Close Nursery School

    Aclet Close Nursery School is a local authority nursery school located in Bishop Auckland. With a dedicated headteacher and a good overall effectiveness rating from Ofsted, the school provides quality teaching, learning, and assessment. The school promotes personal development, behavior, and welfare, ensuring positive outcomes for pupils. With a co-ed gender mix and a small student population of 69, Aclet Close Nursery School offers a nurturing environment for children aged 2-4 years.
    Aclet Close Nursery School
  • Cedar Park Nursery

    Cedar Park Nursery is a Good academy alternative provision converter located in Billingham. With a focus on social, emotional and mental health, the school provides a safe and well-designed environment for children aged 7-16. The dedicated team of managers ensures high expectations for development, while the outstanding behaviour and attitudes promote a positive learning experience. Parents can trust in the effective support for children with special educational needs and disabilities, creating a happy and confident atmosphere.
    Cedar Park Nursery
  • Langley Moor Nursery School

    Langley Moor Nursery School is an outstanding local authority nursery school located in Langley Moor, North East. Led by Mrs S Simon, the school provides exceptional education for children aged 2-5 years. With highly skilled staff and a continuous improvement philosophy, the school ensures sustained and rapid progress, resulting in exceptionally high attainment levels. Strong relationships with parents and carers make Langley Moor Nursery School a top choice for families.
  • Tudhoe Moor Nursery School

    Tudhoe Moor Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Spennymoor. With a strong leadership team and high expectations, the school provides effective teaching of phonics and reading. It has outstanding behaviour management and support for children with special educational needs. Gaps between different groups of children are being addressed to ensure inclusive education.
  • Etherley Lane Nursery School

    Etherley Lane Nursery School is a local authority nursery school located in Bishop Auckland. Led by Mrs Jo Madgwick, the school offers education for children aged 2-4 years. With a focus on behavior and personal development, the school ensures a positive learning environment for both boys and girls. However, recent inspection reports have highlighted inadequate overall effectiveness and leadership, although previous inspections rated the school as outstanding.
  • Kip McGrath Darlington

    Kip McGrath Darlington is a reputable after-school tutoring center that offers expert math and English instruction to students aged 6 to 16. With fully qualified teachers, personalized work schedules, and a focus on student empowerment, we help boost self-esteem and academic success. Join us for effective and tailored learning experiences!
    Kip McGrath Darlington
  • Piglets Playgroup (Greatham)

    Piglets Playgroup (Greatham) is a Good-rated nursery located in Greatham, North East. With a strong focus on creating a welcoming and safe environment, the staff engage children in exciting activities to promote their learning. The nursery prioritizes developing children's communication and language skills and has effective safeguarding arrangements in place.
    Piglets Playgroup (Greatham)
  • First Steps At Woodlea

    First Steps At Woodlea is a nursery located in Little Lumley, North East. Founded in 2020, it offers a nurturing and inclusive environment for children in their early years. With a MET overall effectiveness rating from Ofsted, parents can trust that their child's first educational experience is in capable hands.
  • Explorers Day Care Limited

    Explorers Day Care Limited is an outstanding nursery located in Etherley, North East. It provides exceptional education and personal development for children. With a strong leadership and management team, parents can trust in the quality of care and educational opportunities provided at this school.
  • The Valley Kids Club at Newker Primary

    The Valley Kids Club at Newker Primary is a nursery school founded in 2012. With a Good rating from Ofsted, the school focuses on effective partnerships with parents, engaging children in a range of activities, promoting safety awareness, and fostering confidence and happiness among students.
  • Bullion Hall

    Bullion Hall is a registered charity located in the heart of Chester le Street, providing a nurturing nursery environment for children. With convenient transport links, a spacious parking lot, and accessibility features, Bullion Hall offers a supportive and inclusive learning experience for young learners.
    Bullion Hall
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There are 237 nurseries in County Durham, including 110 Day nurseries & 9 Nursery schools.