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Danesmoor House Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·158 Carmel Road North, DARLINGTON, DL3 8RH · Darlington
Number of places
76 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Darlington

About this day nursery

Danesmoor House Day Nursery, located in a charming Victorian villa in Darlington's Westend, provides a warm and secure environment for children aged six weeks to eleven years. The nursery prides itself on fostering a stimulating atmosphere where children can flourish through play, embracing new challenges and developing new skills.

A dedicated and highly qualified team ensures exceptional care and education, adhering to the Early Years statutory framework. The nursery emphasises strong parental partnerships, utilising an app called Tapestry for seamless communication.

Danesmoor also offers wrap-around school provision for Abbey School and Mowden Schools, and boasts a large, secure outdoor play area including a woodland space for exploration. Healthy eating is a priority, with all meals prepared on-site using fresh ingredients, promoting social skills during mealtimes.

Our ethos

Danesmoor House Day Nursery fosters a stimulating atmosphere where children can flourish through play, embracing new challenges and developing new skills. The nursery emphasises strong parental partnerships and adheres to the Early Years statutory framework.

What it's like

Children are happy and benefit from the gentle, thoughtful support that staff give them at this nursery. They show that they feel safe and secure and move about the rooms with confidence. Staff provide children with a calm and positive environment.

Victorian Villa SettingStrong Parental PartnershipSecure Outdoor PlayOn-site Cooked MealsEarly Years Statutory Framework

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured by age bands (0-2 and 2-5 years) across full day and shorter day sessions. Government funding can be used as term-time hours or stretched over 51 weeks. Optional early drop-offs are available, and meals are charged separately for funded sessions.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Full day session fee (0-2 years)£70.00 / day
  • Morning session fee (0-2 years)£46.50 / session
  • 9am-3pm session fee (0-2 years)£54.00 / session
  • 8am-3pm session fee (0-2 years)£63.50 / session
  • Optional early drop off (7:30-8am)£4.50 / session

Good to know

  • Government funding is available term-time (38 weeks) or stretched over 51 weeks.
  • Food is not covered by government funding and is charged extra on funded sessions.
  • Families can provide a healthy packed lunch to opt out of nursery food charges.
  • Food charges apply in the event of absence, except for pre-booked holidays.
  • Optional early drop-off is available from 7.30am to 8.00am.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm.

Food

Meals cooked on-site from fresh ingredients. Packed lunches are an option with adherence to the nursery's policy.

Age range

6 weeks to 11 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Danesmoor House Day Nursery

Last inspected 29 April 2025 · Janet Fairhurst

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and benefit from the gentle, thoughtful support that staff give them at this nursery. They show that they feel safe and secure and move about the rooms with confidence. Staff provide children with a calm and positive environment.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are passionate about their work and ensure children access high-quality early years experiences.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are extremely well supported.
  • Stories are loved and learned by children of all ages, with staff using skilled questioning.
  • Children demonstrate high levels of independence, with staff guiding them to solve problems.
  • Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision, and staff are proud to work at the nursery.

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider should support staff to develop the curriculum for the outdoor area to provide more varied and targeted learning experiences for children who prefer to play and learn outside.
  • 2The provider should enhance children's opportunities to explore an even wider range of both fiction and non-fiction books and other texts to help them develop a wider understanding of the world around them.
Inspection #10402253 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

'The staff make for their children and families.'

'feel lucky to be a part of this exceptional nursery.'

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and others in receipt of additional funding, are extremely well supported by the staff team. Leaders are fastidious in their approach to detecting any additional needs that children may have and are highly proactive in putting the right strategies in place. Working alongside families and professionals, they aim for all children to have the same opportunities.

Outdoor space

Staff ensure that children spend and enjoy some of their time outdoors. However, they do not plan as well for the outdoor learning environment as they do for the indoor environment, meaning the range of potential learning opportunities available outdoors is not always maximised.

Parent Reviews of Danesmoor House Day Nursery

5.0
(4)
J I
3 months ago

Honestly, best nursery by a long mile, if you want friendly, bubbly outgoing members of staff who you know will look after your child this is the place to take them, we had switched nursery due to this nursery being at the other end of town for us but we do really regret it! If we have anymore children we are so coming back here. So please guys you need to get them in here whilst you can.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2013

  • April 2025Good
  • July 2019Good
  • March 2019Inadequate
  • February 2017Good
  • December 2015Good
  • August 2013Requires improvement
  • January 2013Good

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