Full-day nursery in Pierremont, Darlington
Danesmoor House Day Nursery
158 Carmel Road North, DARLINGTON, DL3 8RH · 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 2012Reference EY442381Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 March 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
158 Carmel Road North, DARLINGTON, DL3 8RH · More nurseries in DL3
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Clareville Road, Abbey Junior School and Carmel Medical Practice.
Parks and playgrounds
- Denes Park11 min walk
- Bushell Hill Park12 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 Darlington there are about 3.8 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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Danesmoor House Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 158 Carmel Road North, DARLINGTON, DL3 8RH, in Pierremont, Darlington. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danesmoor House Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Abbey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- Abbey Infants' School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Mowden Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Mowden Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- George Dent Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Marchbank Free School ages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Danesmoor House Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Danesmoor House Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Danesmoor House Day Nursery take?
Danesmoor House Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Danesmoor House Day Nursery?
North Road is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Danesmoor House Day Nursery?
You can call 01325 355010 and visit danesmoorhousedaynursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY442381 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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