Full-day nursery in Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland
Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTD
13A Cleveland Street, The Old Post Office, Redcar, TS10 1BA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 September 2021Reference 2655604Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 30 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places97 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
13A Cleveland Street, The Old Post Office, Redcar, TS10 1BA · More nurseries in TS10
Stations
- Redcar Central5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Town Clock, The Coatham Surgery and Regent Walk Shopping Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Locke Park9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Locke Park Children's Play Area playground10 min walk
- Rainbow Park playground10 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 Redcar and Cleveland 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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Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTD is a full-day nursery at 13A Cleveland Street, The Old Post Office, Redcar, TS10 1BA, in Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland. It is registered for 97 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2024, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTDThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Zetland Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Coatham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Newcomen Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Lakes Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.0 miles
- Ings Farm Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- John Emmerson Batty Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
- Riverdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.4 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 Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTD's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTD Outstanding at its inspection on 30 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTD take?
Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTD is registered with Ofsted for up to 97 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTD?
Redcar Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Forest Friends Childcare Redcar LTD?
You can call 01642 480459 and visit forestfriendschildcare.co.uk.
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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.
- © 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2655604 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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