Full-day nursery in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool
Dimples Seaton Carew
Dimples Seaton Carew, Warrior Drive, Hartlepool, TS25 1EZ · 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 2021Reference 2623187Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 November 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
Dimples Seaton Carew, Warrior Drive, Hartlepool, TS25 1EZ · More nurseries in TS25
Stations
- Seaton Carew9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Warrior Drive South End, Ark Royal Close and Glaisdale Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Seaton Carew Park4 min walk
- Seaton Carew Outdoor Leisure Park7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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 Hartlepool there are about 5.2 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.
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Dimples Seaton Carew is a full-day nursery at Dimples Seaton Carew, Warrior Drive, Hartlepool, TS25 1EZ, in Seaton Carew, Hartlepool. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Bright Sparks Led Nursery Group Limited.
Run by Bright Sparks Led Nursery Group Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Golden Flatts Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Hartlepool Free School ages 5–19 0.8 miles
- St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Stranton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 1.4 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.5 miles
- Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.5 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 Dimples Seaton Carew's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dimples Seaton Carew Good at its inspection on 4 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dimples Seaton Carew take?
Dimples Seaton Carew is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Dimples Seaton Carew?
Dimples Seaton Carew is run by Bright Sparks Led Nursery Group Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Dimples Seaton Carew?
Seaton Carew is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dimples Seaton Carew?
You can call 01429 866100.
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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
- 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 2623187 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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