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Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House

Day nursery in Stanley, DH9. Part of the Durham council area.

9 Thorneyholme Terrace, Stanley, DH9 0BL
38 places
2017 registered with Ofsted
6 of 8 in our Stanley ranking
£117 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 16 November 2021

Ofsted grades for Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House, inspection of 16 November 2021
JudgementGrade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

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.

What a place could cost

Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House 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 ageYou pay a weekAbout 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.

Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House against Stanley

Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley HouseStanley average
Places3844
Ofsted outcomeGood75% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House

What Ofsted grade does Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House have?
Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House was rated Good at its inspection on 16 November 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House take?
Ofsted registers Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House for 38 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Stanley has 44.
How much does Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House cost?
Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House 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 Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House 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 Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House how it offers them.
When was Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House on 16 November 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley House?
Nearby in DH9: The Louisa Centre Nursery, Emeralds Little Gems Daycare - Stanley Centre, Craghead Childcare Centre.

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.