30 nurseries in Middlesbrough

Every day nursery in the Middlesbrough council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

30 day nurseries

4 rated Outstanding

1,793 places in total

£126 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Middlesbrough

4 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Middlesbrough
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Nature Time Childcare Middlesbrough, TS5	Outstanding	28 July 2025	38
2	Rosedene Easterside Middlesbrough, TS4	Outstanding	17 July 2024	45
3	Dimples Riverside Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS3	Outstanding	18 June 2024	110
4	Bright Stars Nursery Middlesbrough, TS3	Outstanding	13 September 2022	24

Day nurseries in Middlesbrough, best rated first

All 30 day nurseries in Middlesbrough
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Nature Time Childcare Middlesbrough, TS5	Outstanding	28 July 2025	38
2	Rosedene Easterside Middlesbrough, TS4	Outstanding	17 July 2024	45
3	Dimples Riverside Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS3	Outstanding	18 June 2024	110
4	Bright Stars Nursery Middlesbrough, TS3	Outstanding	13 September 2022	24
5	Parkway Day Nursery @ Acklam Whin Middlesbrough, TS5	Good	16 September 2025	42
6	Play & Learn Nursery Middlesbrough, TS4	Good	8 July 2025	57
7	Teacher Time Middlesbrough, TS5	Good	17 June 2025	60
8	Zizu's Children's Day Care Middlesbrough, TS5	Good	8 October 2024	69
9	TAD Children's Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS3	Good	11 July 2024	76
10	Parkway Day Nursery Limited Middlesbrough, TS8	Good	22 April 2024	88
11	The Barn Childcare Hemlington, TS8	Good	31 August 2023	60
12	Montessori Pre-School Nursery & Holiday Club Middlesbrough, TS5	Good	1 June 2023	66
13	Play Days Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS4	Good	28 October 2022	96
14	Marton Children's Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS4	Good	25 October 2022	90
15	Stainsby Neighbourhood Nursery Middlesbrough, TS5	Good	27 September 2022	60
16	Dimples Stainton Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS17	Good	23 September 2022	64
17	The Avenue Day Nursery Limited Middlesbrough, TS5	Good	22 September 2022	62
18	Great Expectations Pre-School Middlesbrough, TS1	Good	16 May 2022	90
19	Acklam Children's Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS5	Good	21 April 2022	59
20	Minnows Children's Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS3	Good	24 February 2022	54
21	Rosedene Hemlington Middlesbrough, TS8	Good	9 December 2021	73
22	Happy Little Sunbeams Day Nursery Middlesbrough, TS1	Requires improvement	30 September 2025	64
23	Kids Planet Marton Middlesbrough, TS7	Not yet graded	Not yet	66
24	Little Wonders Coulby Newham Middlesbrough, TS8	Not yet graded	Not yet	46
25	Nature Time Childcare Middlesbrough, TS3	Not yet graded	Not yet	64
26	Polton Allstars Day Care Middlesbrough, TS3	Not yet graded	Not yet	56
27	School House Nursery NE limited Middlesbrough, TS4	Not yet graded	Not yet	44
28	Triple Tree Middlesbrough, TS4	Not yet graded	Not yet
29	Zizus @ Pavilion Middlesbrough, TS3	Not yet graded	Not yet	46
30	Zizus @ The Hub Middlesbrough, TS4	Not yet graded	Not yet	24

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Middlesbrough

Nursery fees in Middlesbrough

What day nurseries in North East charge on average. Fees in Middlesbrough itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£166no funded hours	£140after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£159no funded hours	£126after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£58after the free 15 hours	£117after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Middlesbrough

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Middlesbrough as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.