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47 nurseries in Stockton-on-Tees

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

47 day nurseries
10 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (6%)
2,648 places in total
£126 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Stockton-on-Tees

10 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 Stockton-on-Tees
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1High Flyers Early Support Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Outstanding22 September 202530
2TeesActive Ltd Childcare Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Outstanding16 September 202524
3Rosedene Redhill Roseworth, TS19Outstanding9 July 202570
4Rosedene Egglescliffe Stockton-on-Tees, TS16Outstanding24 April 202540
5Ryandale Pre-School Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Outstanding21 January 202548
6Nature Time Childcare Stockton-on-Tees, TS19Outstanding4 December 202330
7Forest Friends Childcare Billingham, TS23Outstanding2 November 202360
8Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Outstanding15 February 202390
9New Life Day Care Billingham, TS23Outstanding31 May 202290
10Kids 1st - Wynyard Wynyard, TS22Outstanding11 October 2021108

Day nurseries in Stockton-on-Tees, best rated first

All 47 day nurseries in Stockton-on-Tees
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1High Flyers Early Support Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Outstanding22 September 202530
2TeesActive Ltd Childcare Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Outstanding16 September 202524
3Rosedene Redhill Roseworth, TS19Outstanding9 July 202570
4Rosedene Egglescliffe Stockton-on-Tees, TS16Outstanding24 April 202540
5Ryandale Pre-School Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Outstanding21 January 202548
6Nature Time Childcare Stockton-on-Tees, TS19Outstanding4 December 202330
7Forest Friends Childcare Billingham, TS23Outstanding2 November 202360
8Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Outstanding15 February 202390
9New Life Day Care Billingham, TS23Outstanding31 May 202290
10Kids 1st - Wynyard Wynyard, TS22Outstanding11 October 2021108
11Kids 1st - Bowesfield Stockton On Tees, TS18Expected standard in 5 of 627 March 2026108
12Kids Planet Hartburn Stockton, TS18Expected standard in all 68 May 202675
13Puddleducks Childcare Eaglescliffe, TS16Expected standard in all 615 January 202618
14The Oval Childcare Ltd. Stockton-on-Tees, TS19Good20 August 202574
15Clever Clogs (yarm) Ltd Yarm, TS15Good28 May 202548
16Billingham Children's Day Nursery Billingham, TS23Good19 March 202569
17The Montessori People Ltd Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Good28 November 202480
18Piglets Playgroup (Wolviston Base) Billingham, TS22Good8 July 202429
19Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery Billingham, TS23Good4 June 202498
20Spring - Layfield Yarm, TS15Good23 May 202448
21Smiles Billingham, TS23Good5 December 202365
22Montessori Pre-School Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Good25 September 202365
23The Norton Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS20Good20 September 202330
24Tummyticklers Billingham, TS23Good30 August 202350
25The Barn Childcare Stockton On Tees, TS18Good10 July 202387
26Keep Fit Nursery Stockton LTD Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Good4 July 2023
27Kids 1st Ingleby Barwick Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Good31 May 202398
28Little Ladybirds Day Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS18Good2 May 2023110
29The Barn Childcare Stockton On Tees, TS19Good27 March 202345
30Little Stars Childcare Thornaby, TS17Good2 March 202348
31Rainbow Day Nursery and Out of School Club Stockton-on-Tees, TS20Good22 February 202380
32Levendale Under Fives Group Yarm, TS15Good19 January 202326
33The Barn at Riverbank Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Good2 December 202248
34Butterfield Pre School Stockton On Tees, TS16Good22 November 202247
35Teesdale Children's Day Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Good25 October 202259
36Lighthouse Day Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS18Good18 October 202234
37Playhouse Day Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS17Good12 October 202255
38Ingleby Barwick Children's Day Nursery Thornaby, TS17Good9 September 202268
39Glenfield Nursery School Stockton-on-Tees, TS16Good11 March 202270
40Appletree Day Care Ltd Stockton-on-Tees, TS19Good22 November 202136
41Rosedene Sunrise Stockton On Tees, TS18Good6 October 202172
42Smiles Nursery - Frederick Nattrass Stockton-on-Tees, TS20Good8 July 202170
43Cheeky Monkees Day Nursery Stockton-on-Tees, TS19Good2 July 202159
44Boomerang Pre-School Stockton-on-Tees, TS19Good25 May 202128
45Early Miles Nursery Ragworth, Stockton-on-tees, TS19Requires improvement8 September 202529
46Riverbank Nursery at Teesside High School Stockton-on-Tees, TS16Not yet gradedNot yet12
47Spread The Happiness Nursery Stockton On Tees, TS18Not yet gradedNot yet20

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

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Nursery fees in Stockton-on-Tees

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

Average weekly price in term time, North East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 Stockton-on-Tees

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Stockton-on-Tees 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.