Full-day nursery in Gilesgate, Durham
The Laurels Child Care
Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2006Reference EY337804Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 August 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
Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY · More nurseries in DH1
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Moorlands and Sherburn Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cross Fields12 min walk
- LaurelsPark playground1 min walk
- Playground7 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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The Laurels Child Care is a full-day nursery at Laurel Avenue, The Woodlands, Durham, DH1 2EY, in Gilesgate, Durham. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, Durham Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.9 miles
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.3 miles
- Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation ages 3–18has a nursery class 1.3 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 The Laurels Child Care's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Laurels Child Care Outstanding at its inspection on 14 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Laurels Child Care take?
The Laurels Child Care is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Laurels Child Care?
Durham is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Laurels Child Care?
You can call 0191 384 9795 and visit www.laurelschildcare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY337804 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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