Full-day nursery in Oxhill, Durham
The Louisa Centre Nursery
The Louisa Centre, Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0TE · 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 May 2018Reference EY559726Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 February 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 Louisa Centre, Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0TE · More nurseries in DH9
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Civic Hall, Stanley Bus Station Stand A and Stanley Bus Station Stand B.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oakey's Park7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Oakies 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 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 Louisa Centre Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Louisa Centre, Front Street, Stanley, DH9 0TE, in Oxhill, Durham. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Durham County Council.
Run by Durham County Council (local council), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Louisa Centre NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Oxhill Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- South Stanley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- East Stanley School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Stanley Burnside Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 miles
- Greenland Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.9 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 Louisa Centre Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Louisa Centre Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 16 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Louisa Centre Nursery take?
The Louisa Centre Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs The Louisa Centre Nursery?
The Louisa Centre Nursery is run by Durham County Council, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact The Louisa Centre Nursery?
You can call 01207 218880.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY559726 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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