Full-day nursery in New Silksworth, Sunderland
Helpinghands Childcare
34 Blind Lane, Sunderland, SR3 1AT · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
34 Blind Lane, Sunderland, SR3 1AT · More nurseries in SR3
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Blind Lane, Blind Lane - Wynyard Street and Blind Lane -Silksworth Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Silksworth Park2 min walk
- Tunstall Village Green8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- 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 Sunderland there are about 5.9 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.
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Helpinghands Childcare is a full-day nursery at 34 Blind Lane, Sunderland, SR3 1AT, in New Silksworth, Sunderland. It is registered for 14 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Ayla 4 Limited.
Run by Ayla 4 Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helpinghands ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland DoxfordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Ryhope VillageFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
| Little Angels NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- New Silksworth Academy Infant Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- New Silksworth Academy Junior Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- Mill Hill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Mill Hill Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Hill View Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.0 miles
- Plains Farm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.0 miles
- Farringdon Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 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 Helpinghands Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Helpinghands Childcare Good at its inspection on 8 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Helpinghands Childcare take?
Helpinghands Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 14 children at any one time.
Who runs Helpinghands Childcare?
Helpinghands Childcare is run by Ayla 4 Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2709412 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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