What Ofsted grade does Buttons Nursery have?

Buttons Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 24 May 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Buttons Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Buttons Nursery for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Washington has 48.

How much does Buttons Nursery cost?

Buttons 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 Buttons 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 Buttons Nursery how it offers them.

When was Buttons Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Buttons Nursery on 24 May 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Buttons Nursery?

Nearby in NE37: Castle Kindergarten, New World Nursery, Cheeky Chimps Childcare.

Buttons Nursery

Day nursery in Washington, NE37. Part of the Sunderland council area.

Buttons Nursery, 11-13 Baird Close, Washington, NE37 3HL

50 places

2013 registered with Ofsted

6 of 6 in our Washington ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 24 May 2024

Ofsted grades for Buttons Nursery, inspection of 24 May 2024
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.

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What a place could cost

Buttons 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.

Buttons Nursery against Washington

	Buttons Nursery	Washington average
Places	50	48
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Buttons Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Buttons Nursery have?: Buttons Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 24 May 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Buttons Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Buttons Nursery for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Washington has 48.
How much does Buttons Nursery cost?: Buttons 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 Buttons 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 Buttons Nursery how it offers them.
When was Buttons Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Buttons Nursery on 24 May 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Buttons Nursery?: Nearby in NE37: Castle Kindergarten, New World Nursery, Cheeky Chimps Childcare.

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.