Full-day nursery in Easington & Shotton, Durham
Shotton Children's Centre
Children's Centre - Shotton Primary School, Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2JP · 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
Children's Centre - Shotton Primary School, Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2JP · More nurseries in DH6
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Schools, Front Street and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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.
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Shotton Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at Children's Centre - Shotton Primary School, Grange Terrace, Shotton Colliery, DH6 2JP, in Easington & Shotton, Durham. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Howletch & Shotton Primary Childcare Ltd.
Run by Howletch & Shotton Primary Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton Children's CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Howletch & Shotton Primary ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
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| Wingate Community Childcare LtdFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Shotton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 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 1.4 miles
- Acre Rigg Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.6 miles
- Acre Rigg Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.6 miles
- St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.8 miles
- Shotton Hall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.8 miles
- Easington CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Shotton Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shotton Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 7 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shotton Children's Centre take?
Shotton Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Shotton Children's Centre?
Shotton Children's Centre is run by Howletch & Shotton Primary Childcare Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Shotton Children's Centre?
You can call 01429 823156.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY332903 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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