Full-day nursery in Brambles Farm, Middlesbrough
Minnows Children's Day Nursery
39 Turford Avenue, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 9AT · 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 2007Reference EY359117Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 March 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
39 Turford Avenue, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 9AT · More nurseries in TS3
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Marshall Avenue Post Office, Cotswold Avenue and Northfleet Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pallister Park7 min walk
- Middlebeck (Millennium Green)11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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 Middlesbrough there are about 4.9 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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Minnows Children's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 39 Turford Avenue, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 9AT, in Brambles Farm, Middlesbrough. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Nunthorpe Nurseries Group Ltd.
Run by Nunthorpe Nurseries Group Ltd (company), which runs 8 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.1 miles
- Brambles Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Pallister Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- St Alphonsus' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Lift Caldicotes Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- Thorntree Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Lift North Ormesby Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 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 Minnows Children's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Minnows Children's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Minnows Children's Day Nursery take?
Minnows Children's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Minnows Children's Day Nursery?
Minnows Children's Day Nursery is run by Nunthorpe Nurseries Group Ltd, which runs 8 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Minnows Children's Day Nursery?
James Cook is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Minnows Children's Day Nursery?
You can call 01642 245599 and visit nunthorpenurseriesgroup.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY359117 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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