Full-day nursery in Rift House, Hartlepool
Ready Steady Grow
171 Elwick Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9NP · 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 August 2011Reference EY430611Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 October 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
171 Elwick Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9NP · More nurseries in TS26
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Claremont Apartments, Eldon Grove Academy and Family Wood.
Parks and playgrounds
- Burn Valley1 min walk
- Burn Valley8 min walk
- Summerhill Country Park11 min walk
- Ward Jackson Park11 min walk
- Playground3 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 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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Ready Steady Grow is a full-day nursery at 171 Elwick Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9NP, in Rift House, Hartlepool. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.2 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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| Ready Steady GrowThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Eldon Grove Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Kingsley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Rift House Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Stranton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Lynnfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- St Aidan's Church of England Memorial Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 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 Ready Steady Grow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ready Steady Grow Good at its inspection on 13 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ready Steady Grow take?
Ready Steady Grow is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ready Steady Grow?
Hartlepool is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ready Steady Grow?
You can call 01429 890729 and visit www.rsgdaycare.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY430611 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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