Full-day nursery in North End, Durham
Kids 1st - Durham
Old Dryburn Way, Durham, DH1 5SE · 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 June 2006Reference EY334642Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places110 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 May 2025Food 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
Old Dryburn Way, Durham, DH1 5SE · More nurseries in DH1
Stations
- Durham13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Southfield Way, County Hall and Dryburn Hospital - old entrance.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wharton Park9 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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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Kids 1st - Durham is a full-day nursery at Old Dryburn Way, Durham, DH1 5SE, in North End, Durham. It is registered for 110 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 16 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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| Kids 1st - DurhamThis nursery | Good | 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
- Durham Trinity School & Sports College ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Framwellgate Moor Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.9 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 miles
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation ages 3–18has a nursery class 1.0 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 Kids 1st - Durham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids 1st - Durham Good at its inspection on 18 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids 1st - Durham take?
Kids 1st - Durham is registered with Ofsted for up to 110 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids 1st - Durham?
Kids 1st - Durham is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids 1st - Durham?
Durham is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids 1st - Durham?
You can call 0191 374 0802 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk.
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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 EY334642 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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