Full-day nursery in Hartlepool
Lonsdale Childcare
Lonsdale Nursery, 130 Grange Road, HARTLEPOOL, TS26 8JJ · 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 May 2009Reference EY394734Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 23 June 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
Lonsdale Nursery, 130 Grange Road, HARTLEPOOL, TS26 8JJ · More nurseries in TS26
Stations
- Hartlepool20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Thornville Road, Cobden Street and Granville Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Serpentine Gardens10 min walk
- Ward Jackson Park12 min walk
- Burn Valley12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Ward Jackson Park Playground12 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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Lonsdale Childcare is a full-day nursery at Lonsdale Nursery, 130 Grange Road, HARTLEPOOL, TS26 8JJ, in Hartlepool. It is registered for 56 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 4.8 from 4 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
- Lynnfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Eldon Grove Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Jesmond Gardens Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 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
- Stranton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Springwell School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 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 Lonsdale Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lonsdale Childcare Good at its inspection on 3 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lonsdale Childcare take?
Lonsdale Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lonsdale Childcare?
Hartlepool is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lonsdale Childcare?
You can call 01429 278482 and visit www.bridges-nursery.co.uk.
Tools for parents in Hartlepool
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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 EY394734 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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