Full-day nursery in Dyke House, Hartlepool
Kiddikins Nursery
Sure Start North, Hartlepool Main Centre, Hindpool Close, Hartlepool, TS24 0TB · 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 August 2009Reference EY398330Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places33 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 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
Sure Start North, Hartlepool Main Centre, Hindpool Close, Hartlepool, TS24 0TB · More nurseries in TS24
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Mountbatten Close, Shields Terrace and Central Estate Methodist Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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 Hartlepool there are about 5.2 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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Kiddikins Nursery is a full-day nursery at Sure Start North, Hartlepool Main Centre, Hindpool Close, Hartlepool, TS24 0TB, in Dyke House, Hartlepool. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 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
- St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Brougham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- West View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Jesmond Gardens Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.9 miles
- St Helen's Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Springwell School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Lynnfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 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 Kiddikins Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddikins Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 31 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddikins Nursery take?
Kiddikins Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kiddikins Nursery?
Hartlepool is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddikins Nursery?
You can call 01429 288285.
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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 EY398330 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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