Full-day nursery in South Church, Durham
Yellow Wellies
9 Kensington, Cockton Hill Road, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6HX · 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 March 2020Reference 2587403Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 27 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 May 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
9 Kensington, Cockton Hill Road, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6HX · More nurseries in DL14
Stations
- Bishop Auckland8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Cabin Gate, Cockton Hill Club and General Hospital.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 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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Yellow Wellies is a full-day nursery at 9 Kensington, Cockton Hill Road, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6HX, in South Church, Durham. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Daypark Ltd.
Run by Daypark Ltd (company), which runs 4 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
- Cockton Hill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.1 miles
- Cockton Hill Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.1 miles
- St Anne's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Evergreen Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.3 miles
- St Andrew's Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2019 0.4 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Aclet Close Nursery School Nurseryages 0–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Etherley Lane Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 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 Yellow Wellies's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Yellow Wellies Good at its inspection on 27 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Yellow Wellies take?
Yellow Wellies is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Yellow Wellies?
Yellow Wellies is run by Daypark Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Yellow Wellies?
Bishop Auckland is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Yellow Wellies?
You can call 01388 445664 and visit www.yellowwellies.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 2587403 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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