Full-day nursery in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees
Smiles
The Hereford, Hereford Terrace, Billingham, TS23 4AA · 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 2016Reference EY539912Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 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
The Hereford, Hereford Terrace, Billingham, TS23 4AA · More nurseries in TS23
Stations
- Billingham7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Warwick Crescent, St John the Evangelist RC Primary School and Essex Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cotswold Park6 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 Stockton-on-Tees there are about 4 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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Smiles is a full-day nursery at The Hereford, Hereford Terrace, Billingham, TS23 4AA, in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Smiles North East Ltd.
Run by Smiles North East Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Billingham South Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Pentland Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Roseberry Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Oakdene Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 1.0 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- Ash Trees Academy ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 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 Smiles's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smiles Good at its inspection on 5 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smiles take?
Smiles is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Smiles?
Smiles is run by Smiles North East Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Smiles?
Billingham is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Smiles?
You can call 07473 455295 and visit smilesnursery.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 EY539912 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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