Full-day nursery in Grange Villa, Durham
Dream Big Nursery School
Grange Villa Community Enterprise Centre, East Street, Grange Villa, Chester Le Street, DH2 3LN · Getting there
- Not yet inspected by Ofsted
- 4.9 on Google (130 reviews)
Is it good?
Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2025Reference 2869134Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on recordNone yetOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 June 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
Grange Villa Community Enterprise Centre, East Street, Grange Villa, Chester Le Street, DH2 3LN · More nurseries in DH2
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Pavilion, Club and Crossroads.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Newfield Play Space 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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Dream Big Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Grange Villa Community Enterprise Centre, East Street, Grange Villa, Chester Le Street, DH2 3LN, in Grange Villa, Durham. It is registered for 44 children. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 130 reviews (November 2026). It is run by VMNS Limited.
Run by VMNS Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Roseberry Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- West Pelton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Beamish Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2021 1.4 miles
- Pelton Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2019 1.8 miles
- Stanley Burnside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.8 miles
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.9 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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How many children can Dream Big Nursery School take?
Dream Big Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Dream Big Nursery School?
Dream Big Nursery School is run by VMNS Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Dream Big Nursery School?
You can call 0191 370 1320 and visit dreambigroleplay.com.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2869134 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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