Full-day nursery in Peterlee, Durham
Positive Steps Nursery
East Durham College, Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2RN · 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 November 2008Reference EY376425Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places58 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 April 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
East Durham College, Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2RN · More nurseries in SR8
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Colston Rise, East Durham College - Campus and Burnhope Way - Beverley Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wood House Park4 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 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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Positive Steps Nursery is a full-day nursery at East Durham College, Willerby Grove, Peterlee, SR8 2RN, in Peterlee, Durham. It is registered for 58 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Steps NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Shotton Children's CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Acre Rigg Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Acre Rigg Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Howletch Lane Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- Seascape Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Shotton Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected November 2024 1.2 miles
- Open Air Education ages 4–14 1.2 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 Positive Steps Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Positive Steps Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Positive Steps Nursery take?
Positive Steps Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 58 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Positive Steps Nursery?
Horden is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Positive Steps Nursery?
You can call 0191 518 5540 and visit www.edc.ac.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 EY376425 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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