Full-day nursery in Browney, Durham
Kids Planet Durham
5 City West Business Park, St John's Road, Durham, DH7 8ER · 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 2023Reference 2733545Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 May 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
5 City West Business Park, St John's Road, Durham, DH7 8ER · More nurseries in DH7
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Wavin Plastics and Bottom Stop.
Parks and playgrounds
- Addison Park9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Planet Durham is a full-day nursery at 5 City West Business Park, St John's Road, Durham, DH7 8ER, in Browney, Durham. It is registered for 74 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 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Planet DurhamThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bears (Durham) LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
| Kids 1st - DurhamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Browney Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Brandon Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Langley Moor Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Langley Moor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: 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.
Questions parents ask
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What is Kids Planet Durham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Durham Good at its inspection on 30 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Durham take?
Kids Planet Durham is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Durham?
Kids Planet Durham is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
How do I contact Kids Planet Durham?
You can call 0191 447 0907 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.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 2733545 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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