Full-day nursery in Aycliffe Village, Durham
Haystacks Nursery
Durham Way North, Aycliffe Business Park, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 6HP · 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 July 2021Reference 2624079Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 March 2022Ofsted · 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 15 October 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
Durham Way North, Aycliffe Business Park, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 6HP · More nurseries in DL5
Stations
- Heighington20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Durham Way North, Durham Way and North East Gate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Aycliffe Village Play Area12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Haystacks Nursery is a full-day nursery at Durham Way North, Aycliffe Business Park, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 6HP, in Aycliffe Village, Durham. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haystacks NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Playdays NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Cubs Days NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| House of EdenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| St Oswald's Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Aycliffe Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| House of EdenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Sugar Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.3 miles
- Vane Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.3 miles
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2021 1.3 miles
- North East Centre for Autism - Aycliffe School ages 3–19 1.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 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 Haystacks Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Haystacks Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Haystacks Nursery take?
Haystacks Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Haystacks Nursery?
Heighington is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Haystacks Nursery?
You can call 01325 315108.
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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 2624079 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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