What Ofsted grade does Tummyticklers have?

Tummyticklers was rated Good at its inspection on 30 August 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Tummyticklers take?

Ofsted registers Tummyticklers for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Billingham has 66.

How much does Tummyticklers cost?

Tummyticklers 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 Tummyticklers 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 Tummyticklers how it offers them.

When was Tummyticklers last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Tummyticklers on 30 August 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Tummyticklers?

Nearby in TS23: Forest Friends Childcare, New Life Day Care, Billingham Children's Day Nursery.

Tummyticklers

Day nursery in Billingham, TS23. Part of the Stockton-on-Tees council area.

Everard Ellis Centre, Mill Lane, Billingham, TS23 1HG

50 places

2012 registered with Ofsted

7 of 7 in our Billingham ranking

£117 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 30 August 2023

Ofsted grades for Tummyticklers, inspection of 30 August 2023
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.

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What a place could cost

Tummyticklers 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.

Tummyticklers against Billingham

	Tummyticklers	Billingham average
Places	50	66
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Tummyticklers

What Ofsted grade does Tummyticklers have?: Tummyticklers was rated Good at its inspection on 30 August 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Tummyticklers take?: Ofsted registers Tummyticklers for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Billingham has 66.
How much does Tummyticklers cost?: Tummyticklers 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 Tummyticklers 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 Tummyticklers how it offers them.
When was Tummyticklers last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Tummyticklers on 30 August 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Tummyticklers?: Nearby in TS23: Forest Friends Childcare, New Life Day Care, Billingham 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.