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Great Expectations Pre-School

Day nursery in Middlesbrough.

32-40 Grange Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 5AU
90 places
2007 registered with Ofsted
18 of 30 in our Middlesbrough ranking
£117 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 16 May 2022

Ofsted grades for Great Expectations Pre-School, inspection of 16 May 2022
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

Great Expectations Pre-School 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.

Great Expectations Pre-School against Middlesbrough

Great Expectations Pre-SchoolMiddlesbrough average
Places9062
Ofsted outcomeGood70% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Great Expectations Pre-School

What Ofsted grade does Great Expectations Pre-School have?
Great Expectations Pre-School was rated Good at its inspection on 16 May 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Great Expectations Pre-School take?
Ofsted registers Great Expectations Pre-School for 90 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Middlesbrough has 62.
How much does Great Expectations Pre-School cost?
Great Expectations Pre-School 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 Great Expectations Pre-School 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 Great Expectations Pre-School how it offers them.
When was Great Expectations Pre-School last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected Great Expectations Pre-School on 16 May 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Great Expectations Pre-School?
Nearby in Middlesbrough: Nature Time Childcare, Rosedene Easterside, Dimples Riverside Day 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.