Full-day nursery in Blackfell, Sunderland
Washington Day Nursery
Washington Day Nursery, Knoulberry, Blackfell Village, Washington, NE37 1HA · 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 April 2012Reference EY444161Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 18 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Washington Day Nursery, Knoulberry, Blackfell Village, Washington, NE37 1HA · More nurseries in NE37
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Knoulberry Road - Shunner Close, Thirlmoor and Crowther Industrial Estate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 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 Sunderland there are about 5.9 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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Washington Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Washington Day Nursery, Knoulberry, Blackfell Village, Washington, NE37 1HA, in Blackfell, Sunderland. It is registered for 55 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Tyneside Early Education Limited.
Run by Tyneside Early Education Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Washington 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
- Blackfell Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Oxclose Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.4 miles
- Oxclose Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Albany Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Holley Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Lambton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 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 Washington Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Washington Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Washington Day Nursery take?
Washington Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Washington Day Nursery?
Washington Day Nursery is run by Tyneside Early Education Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Washington Day Nursery?
You can call 0191 417 1113 and visit www.washingtonnursery.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY444161 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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