Full-day nursery in Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham
Dawn Till Dusk Childcare
Middleton-in-Teesdale Primary & Nursery School, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, DL12 0TG · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Middleton-in-Teesdale Primary & Nursery School, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, DL12 0TG · More nurseries in DL12
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including California Row and Horsemarket.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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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Dawn Till Dusk Childcare is a full-day nursery at Middleton-in-Teesdale Primary & Nursery School, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, DL12 0TG, in Middleton-in-Teesdale, Durham. It is registered for 21 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Middleton-In-Teesdale Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected March 2022 under 0.1 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 Dawn Till Dusk Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dawn Till Dusk Childcare Good at its inspection on 7 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dawn Till Dusk Childcare take?
Dawn Till Dusk Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 21 children at any one time.
How do I contact Dawn Till Dusk Childcare?
You can call 01833 640382 and visit dawntillduskchildcare.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
- 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 EY274336 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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