Big Otters
Northallerton, North Yorkshire · DL7 9HD
Inspected by Ofsted on 4 April 2022 under the report card framework.
Registration
- Ofsted URN
- EY454148
- Provider type
- Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care
- Registered since
- 4 September 2012
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Where it is
Northallerton, North Yorkshire · DL7 9HD. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspection history
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
- 19 January 2017 inspection Good
- 27 February 2013 inspection Good
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Big Otters in Northallerton, North Yorkshire was last inspected on 4 April 2022. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
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Big Otters has been registered with Ofsted since 4 September 2012. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY454148.
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