What Ofsted grade does Buddies Nursery have?

Buddies Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 3 May 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Buddies Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Buddies Nursery for 49 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bishop Auckland has 67.

How much does Buddies Nursery cost?

Buddies Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Buddies Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Buddies Nursery how it offers them.

When was Buddies Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Buddies Nursery on 3 May 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Buddies Nursery?

Nearby in DL14: Explorers Day Care Limited, York House Nursery, Daybreak Nursery.

Buddies Nursery

Day nursery in Bishop Auckland, DL14. Part of the Durham council area.

1 Newton Cap Bank, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7PX

49 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

4 of 6 in our Bishop Auckland ranking

£117 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 3 May 2023

Ofsted grades for Buddies Nursery, inspection of 3 May 2023
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Buddies Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£140	£444
2 years old	£126	£398
3 to 4 years old	£117	£369

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Buddies Nursery against Bishop Auckland

	Buddies Nursery	Bishop Auckland average
Places	49	67
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Buddies Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Buddies Nursery have?: Buddies Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 3 May 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Buddies Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Buddies Nursery for 49 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bishop Auckland has 67.
How much does Buddies Nursery cost?: Buddies Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Buddies Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Buddies Nursery how it offers them.
When was Buddies Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Buddies Nursery on 3 May 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Buddies Nursery?: Nearby in DL14: Explorers Day Care Limited, York House Nursery, Daybreak Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.