Full-day nursery in Newton Aycliffe, Durham
Playdays Nursery
PLAYDAY NURSERY, 15 SIMPASTURE GATE, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5HH · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
PLAYDAY NURSERY, 15 SIMPASTURE GATE, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5HH · More nurseries in DL5
Stations
- Newton Aycliffe14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Simpasture Gate, Emerson Way-Bowes Road and Finchale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Park11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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Playdays Nursery is a full-day nursery at PLAYDAY NURSERY, 15 SIMPASTURE GATE, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5HH, in Newton Aycliffe, Durham. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playdays NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Aycliffe Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| House of EdenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Little Cubs Days NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sugar Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2021 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Vane Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- Walworth School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 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 Playdays Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playdays Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playdays Nursery take?
Playdays Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playdays Nursery?
Newton Aycliffe is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Playdays Nursery?
You can call 01325 312050 and visit playdaynursery.net.
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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
- 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 2787226 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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