What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 5 September 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
Yellow Wellies 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.
Yellow Wellies against Durham
| Yellow Wellies | Durham average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 52 | 59 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 86% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Yellow Wellies
- What Ofsted grade does Yellow Wellies have?
- Yellow Wellies was rated Good at its inspection on 5 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Yellow Wellies take?
- Ofsted registers Yellow Wellies for 52 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Durham has 59.
- How much does Yellow Wellies cost?
- Yellow Wellies 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 Yellow Wellies 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 Yellow Wellies how it offers them.
- When was Yellow Wellies last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Yellow Wellies on 5 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Yellow Wellies?
- Nearby in DH1: Clever Clogs Day Nursery, The Laurels Child Care, Durham University 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.