Full-day nursery in Chilton, Durham
Chilton Happytimes Daycare
Chilton Primary School, Chilton, FERRYHILL, DL17 0PT · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Chilton Primary School, Chilton, FERRYHILL, DL17 0PT · More nurseries in DL17
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including RC Church, New South View and Working Mens Club.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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 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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Chilton Happytimes Daycare is a full-day nursery at Chilton Primary School, Chilton, FERRYHILL, DL17 0PT, in Chilton, Durham. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Brandon Happytimes Daycare Limited.
Run by Brandon Happytimes Daycare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton Happytimes DaycareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Coundon and Leeholme Early Years CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Chilton Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Ferryhill Station Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.5 miles
- Kirk Merrington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.8 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 Chilton Happytimes Daycare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chilton Happytimes Daycare Good at its inspection on 8 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chilton Happytimes Daycare take?
Chilton Happytimes Daycare is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
Who runs Chilton Happytimes Daycare?
Chilton Happytimes Daycare is run by Brandon Happytimes Daycare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY391259 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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