Full-day nursery in Coundon, Durham
Coundon and Leeholme Early Years Centre
The Eden Centre, Victoria Lane, Coundon, DL14 8NP · 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 July 2007Reference EY349735Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places73 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 September 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
The Eden Centre, Victoria Lane, Coundon, DL14 8NP · More nurseries in DL14
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Collingwood Street-Greenwells Garth, Victoria Lane and Tees Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Coundon and Leeholme Early Years Centre is a full-day nursery at The Eden Centre, Victoria Lane, Coundon, DL14 8NP, in Coundon, Durham. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Victoria Lane Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.1 miles
- Prince Bishops Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Kirk Merrington Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.6 miles
- St Andrew's Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2019 1.8 miles
- King James I Academy Bishop Auckland Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.7 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 Coundon and Leeholme Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Coundon and Leeholme Early Years Centre Good at its inspection on 15 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Coundon and Leeholme Early Years Centre take?
Coundon and Leeholme Early Years Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
How do I contact Coundon and Leeholme Early Years Centre?
You can call 01388 663130 and visit www.coundonandleeholmeearlyyears.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.
- © 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY349735 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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