Full-day nursery in Leadgate, Durham
Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School
Centre Block, Prospect Business Park, Consett, DH8 7PW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Centre Block, Prospect Business Park, Consett, DH8 7PW · More nurseries in DH8
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Front Street, Leadgate Rd Service Station and opposite Co-op.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Durham there are about 4.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Centre Block, Prospect Business Park, Consett, DH8 7PW, in Leadgate, Durham. It is registered for 88 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Leadgate Primary School - Split Site Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Villa Real School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.4 miles
- Beechdale Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Consett Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Consett Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Delves Lane Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School Good at its inspection on 25 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School take?
Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 88 children at any one time.
How do I contact Big Hands Little Hands Nursery School?
You can call 01207 581321 and visit www.bighandslittlehandschildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2659528 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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