Full-day nursery in Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees
Little Stars Childcare
Unit 4, Martinet Road, Thornaby, TS17 0AS · 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 2646979Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 December 2024Food 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
Unit 4, Martinet Road, Thornaby, TS17 0AS · More nurseries in TS17
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Upper Green Lane, Martinet Road and Fullerton Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Common5 min walk
- Allison Trainer Park5 min walk
- Playground4 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 Stockton-on-Tees there are about 4 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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Little Stars Childcare is a full-day nursery at Unit 4, Martinet Road, Thornaby, TS17 0AS, in Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 14 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited.
Run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Stars ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kids 1st - BowesfieldFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bader Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Village Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Thornaby Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Mandale Mill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2020 0.7 miles
- St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Harewood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 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 Little Stars Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Stars Childcare Good at its inspection on 2 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Stars Childcare take?
Little Stars Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Stars Childcare?
Little Stars Childcare is run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Stars Childcare?
Thornaby is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Stars Childcare?
You can call 01642 133630 and visit www.littlestarschildcare.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 2646979 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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