Full-day nursery in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough
Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery
2 Park Road North, Middlesbrough, TS1 3LF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Requires improvement
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- 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 May 2018Reference EY559925Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 March 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
2 Park Road North, Middlesbrough, TS1 3LF · More nurseries in TS1
Stations
- Middlesbrough21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Gresham Road, Dorman Museum and The Swatters Carr.
Parks and playgrounds
- Albert Park1 min walk
- Ayresome Gardens2 min walk
- King Edward Square9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 Middlesbrough there are about 4.9 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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Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2 Park Road North, Middlesbrough, TS1 3LF, in Grove Hill, Middlesbrough. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Requires improvement at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 73 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ayresome Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Sacred Heart Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Newport Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Abingdon Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 0.7 miles
- Linthorpe Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.7 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 Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery Requires improvement at its inspection on 30 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery take?
Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery?
Middlesbrough is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery?
You can call 01642 231738 and visit happylittlesunbeams.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 EY559925 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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