Play & Learn Nursery
Day nursery in Middlesbrough, TS4.
2 Beverley Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3LQWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 8 July 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
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
Play & Learn 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.
Play & Learn Nursery against Middlesbrough
| Play & Learn Nursery | Middlesbrough average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 57 | 62 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 70% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Play & Learn Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Play & Learn Nursery have?
- Play & Learn Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 8 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Play & Learn Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Play & Learn Nursery for 57 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Middlesbrough has 62.
- How much does Play & Learn Nursery cost?
- Play & Learn 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 Play & Learn 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 Play & Learn Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Play & Learn Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Play & Learn Nursery on 8 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Play & Learn Nursery?
- Nearby in TS4: Rosedene Easterside, Play Days Day Nursery, Marton Children's 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.