Full-day nursery in Concord, Sunderland
Buttons Nursery
Buttons Nursery, 11-13 Baird Close, WASHINGTON, NE37 3HL · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2013Reference EY468025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Buttons Nursery, 11-13 Baird Close, WASHINGTON, NE37 3HL · More nurseries in NE37
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Stephenson Road-Ta Centre and Stephenson Industrial Estate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Usworth Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 Sunderland there are about 5.9 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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Buttons Nursery is a full-day nursery at Buttons Nursery, 11-13 Baird Close, WASHINGTON, NE37 3HL, in Concord, Sunderland. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Usworth Colliery Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Usworth Colliery Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Marlborough Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- George Washington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Albany Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.3 miles
- Barmston Village Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 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 Buttons Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buttons Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buttons Nursery take?
Buttons Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
How do I contact Buttons Nursery?
You can call 0191 419 2442 and visit www.buttonsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY468025 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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