Full-day nursery in Chilton Moor, Sunderland
Chilton Meadows Nursery
Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 6LX · 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 March 2003Reference EY217668Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 February 2026Food 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
Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 6LX · More nurseries in DH4
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Front Street, North View Terrace-The Folds and Front Street-Fatherly Terrace.
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 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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Chilton Meadows Nursery is a full-day nursery at Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 6LX, in Chilton Moor, Sunderland. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dubmire Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Burnside Academy Inspires Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Woodlea Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2022 1.2 miles
- East Rainton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Newbottle Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- Houghton Le Spring Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.3 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 Meadows Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chilton Meadows Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chilton Meadows Nursery take?
Chilton Meadows Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
How do I contact Chilton Meadows Nursery?
You can call 0191 385 4333 and visit www.chiltonmeadows.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.
- 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY217668 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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