Full-day nursery in Haughton le Skerne, Darlington
Secret Garden Day Nursery
50 Haughton Green, Darlington, DL1 2DF · 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 October 2017Reference EY552521Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 16 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
50 Haughton Green, Darlington, DL1 2DF · More nurseries in DL1
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including The Green, Haughton Village Nursing Home and St Andrew's Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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 Darlington there are about 3.8 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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Secret Garden Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 50 Haughton Green, Darlington, DL1 2DF, in Haughton le Skerne, Darlington. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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| Secret Garden Day NurseryThis 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
- Red Hall Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Springfield Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.3 miles
- Beaumont Hill Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Whinfield Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.5 miles
- Gurney Pease Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- Heathfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Northwood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 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 Secret Garden Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Secret Garden Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Secret Garden Day Nursery take?
Secret Garden Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Secret Garden Day Nursery?
North Road is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Secret Garden Day Nursery?
You can call 01325 464443 and visit www.secretgardendarlington.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 EY552521 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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