Shildon, County Durham · DL4 1HN
Inspected by Ofsted on 13 November 2025 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
On the Early Years Register.
Shildon, County Durham · DL4 1HN. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Shildon Early Years in Shildon, County Durham was last inspected on 13 November 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Shildon Early Years has been registered with Ofsted since 7 March 2006. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY319462.