Kiddikins Nursery
Day nursery in Hartlepool, TS24.
Sure Start North, Hartlepool Main Centre, Hindpool Close, Hartlepool, TS24 0TBWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 31 January 2023
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Kiddikins 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.
Kiddikins Nursery against Hartlepool
| Kiddikins Nursery | Hartlepool average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 33 | 63 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 75% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Kiddikins Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Kiddikins Nursery have?
- Kiddikins Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 31 January 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Kiddikins Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Kiddikins Nursery for 33 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hartlepool has 63.
- How much does Kiddikins Nursery cost?
- Kiddikins 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 Kiddikins 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 Kiddikins Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Kiddikins Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Kiddikins Nursery on 31 January 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Kiddikins Nursery?
- Nearby in TS24: St. John Vianney Primary School Childcare, Footprints Learning for Life Limited, Bloom Childcare Limited.
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.