Full-day nursery in Crook, Durham
Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook
11 North Terrace, Crook, DL15 9AZ · 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 January 2018Reference EY549485Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
11 North Terrace, Crook, DL15 9AZ · More nurseries in DL15
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including St Catherines Church, Market Place and The Bluebell.
Parks and playgrounds
- Glenholme Park7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook is a full-day nursery at 11 North Terrace, Crook, DL15 9AZ, in Crook, Durham. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Emeralds Little Gems Daycare Limited.
Run by Emeralds Little Gems Daycare Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Crook Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Hartside Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Peases West Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- Howden-le-Wear Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.5 miles
- Stanley (Crook) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected April 2024 1.5 miles
- Sunnybrow Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.6 miles
- Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.9 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 Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook Good at its inspection on 15 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook take?
Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook?
Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook is run by Emeralds Little Gems Daycare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Crook?
You can call 01388 767300 and visit www.emeraldslittlegemscrook.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
- 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 EY549485 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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