# Ofsted Outstanding nurseries in Durham We list 17 nurseries in Durham that match “Rated Outstanding”, out of 99 nurseries in the area. Across all 99 nurseries in Durham (89 full-day, 10 sessional) there are 5,411 registered places. Figures as of November 2026. Page: https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/outstanding Updated November 2026. ## At a glance - Nurseries: 99 (89 full-day · 10 sessional) - Registered places: 5,411 (about 54 per nursery) ## Nurseries | Nursery | Type | Ofsted | Day fee from | Hours | Ages | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | [Clever Clogs Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/clever-clogs-day-nursery-ey347008) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Mains House Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/mains-house-nursery-ey551880) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Selby Cottage Childcare Centre](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/selby-cottage-childcare-centre-ey446983) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [The Sunshine Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-sunshine-nursery-ey345360) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [First Steps](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/first-steps-ey415762) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [The Laurels Child Care](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-laurels-child-care-ey337804) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Wingate Community Childcare Ltd](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/wingate-community-childcare-ltd-ey336563) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Clever Clogs Day Nursery Durham](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/clever-clogs-day-nursery-durham-ey425224) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Explorers Day Care Limited](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/explorers-day-care-limited-2595516) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Kirklands at Startforth](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/kirklands-at-startforth-2631907) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Playology Beach School & Learning Studio](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/playology-beach-school-and-learning-studio-2590461) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Ribbon Daycare](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/ribbon-daycare-ey342286) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Seaham Kindergarten](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/seaham-kindergarten-2699352) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [St Oswald's Pre-School](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/st-oswalds-pre-school-314174) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [The Louisa Centre Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/the-louisa-centre-nursery-ey559726) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | | [Tots 'R' Us Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/tots-r-us-nursery-ey489173) | Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | | | | | [Durham University Day Nursery](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery/durham-university-day-nursery-ey257491) | Full-day nursery | Outstanding | | | | ## Filters - [Full-day](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/full-day.md) (89) - [Rated Outstanding](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/outstanding.md) (17) - [Sessional / pre-school](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/sessional.md) (10) ## Areas within Durham - [Seaham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/seaham.md) (4) - [Bowburn](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/bowburn.md) (3) - [Crook](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/crook.md) (3) - [Peterlee](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/peterlee.md) (3) - [Aycliffe Village](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/aycliffe-village.md) (2) - [Barnard Castle](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/barnard-castle.md) (2) - [Blackhill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/blackhill.md) (2) - [Bridge End](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/bridge-end.md) (2) - [Durham](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/durham.md) (2) - [Gilesgate Moor](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/gilesgate-moor.md) (2) - [High Etherley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/high-etherley.md) (2) - [Leadgate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/leadgate.md) (2) - [Mount Pleasant](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/mount-pleasant.md) (2) - [New Shildon](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/new-shildon.md) (2) - [Newton Aycliffe](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/newton-aycliffe.md) (2) - [Sacriston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/sacriston.md) (2) - [Shotton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/shotton.md) (2) - [Stanley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/stanley.md) (2) - [The Middles](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/the-middles.md) (2) - [Wheatley Hill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/wheatley-hill.md) (2) - [Woodham Village](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/woodham-village.md) (2) - [Bearpark](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/bearpark.md) (1) - [Bishop Auckland](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/bishop-auckland.md) (1) - [Brandon](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/brandon.md) (1) - [Brasside](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/brasside.md) (1) - [Browney](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/browney.md) (1) - [Canada](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/canada.md) (1) - [Chester-le-Street](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/chester-le-street.md) (1) - [Chilton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/chilton.md) (1) - [Coundon](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/coundon.md) (1) - [Coxhoe](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/coxhoe.md) (1) - [Davy Lamp](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/davy-lamp.md) (1) - [Easington & Shotton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/easington-and-shotton.md) (1) - [Evenwood](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/evenwood.md) (1) - [Ferryhill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/ferryhill.md) (1) - [Fishburn](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/fishburn.md) (1) - [Framwellgate Moor](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/framwellgate-moor.md) (1) - [Gilesgate](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/gilesgate.md) (1) - [Grange Villa](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/grange-villa.md) (1) - [Great Lumley](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/great-lumley.md) (1) - [Hamsterley Mill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/hamsterley-mill.md) (1) - [Harelaw](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/harelaw.md) (1) - [Haswell](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/haswell.md) (1) - [Hesleden](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/hesleden.md) (1) - [Horden](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/horden.md) (1) - [Kirk Merrington](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/kirk-merrington.md) (1) - [Littleburn](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/littleburn.md) (1) - [Low Spennymoor](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/low-spennymoor.md) (1) - [Middleton-in-Teesdale](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/middleton-in-teesdale.md) (1) - [Moorside](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/moorside.md) (1) - [Murton](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/murton.md) (1) - [North End](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/north-end.md) (1) - [Northlea](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/northlea.md) (1) - [Ouston](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/ouston.md) (1) - [Oxhill](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/oxhill.md) (1) - [Sedgefield](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/sedgefield.md) (1) - [Shildon](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/shildon.md) (1) - [South Church](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/south-church.md) (1) - [South Moor](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/south-moor.md) (1) - [South Pelaw](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/durham/south-pelaw.md) (1) ## Postcode districts - [DH1](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dh1.md) (9) - [DH2](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dh2.md) (4) - [DH3](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dh3.md) (9) - [DH4](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dh4.md) (4) - [DH6](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dh6.md) (9) - [DH7](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dh7.md) (7) - [DH8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dh8.md) (5) - [DH9](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dh9.md) (7) - [DL12](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dl12.md) (4) - [DL14](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dl14.md) (8) - [DL15](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dl15.md) (4) - [DL16](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dl16.md) (5) - [DL17](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dl17.md) (2) - [DL4](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dl4.md) (3) - [DL5](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/dl5.md) (7) - [NE39](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ne39.md) (3) - [SR7](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/sr7.md) (7) - [SR8](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/sr8.md) (6) - [TS21](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ts21.md) (2) - [TS27](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ts27.md) (1) - [TS28](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ts28.md) (2) - [TS29](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/postcode/ts29.md) (1) ## Neighbouring areas - [Sunderland](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/sunderland.md) (45) - [Gateshead](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/gateshead.md) (51) - [Hartlepool](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/hartlepool.md) (17) - [Darlington](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/darlington.md) (27) - [South Tyneside](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/south-tyneside.md) (34) - [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://toddly.co.uk/nurseries/north-east/newcastle-upon-tyne.md) (77) ## Frequently asked questions ### How many Ofsted Outstanding nurseries are there in Durham? We list 17 nurseries in Durham that match: rated outstanding. ### How many nurseries are there in Durham? We list 99 nurseries in Durham: 89 full-day and 10 sessional, with 5,411 registered places between them (as of November 2026). ### Which areas are near Durham? Neighbouring areas include Sunderland, Gateshead, Hartlepool and Darlington. ## Sources Ofsted register and inspections, nursery websites, Google Maps (ratings only) and DfE data, as dated on each nursery page. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.