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Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Ladybird House, Unit 11, Falcon Court, Preston Farm Industrial Estate, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3TS
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Little Ladybirds Day Nursery, Stockton-on-Tees
Little Ladybirds Day Nursery, Stockton-on-Tees
Little Ladybirds Day Nursery, Stockton-on-Tees

Little Ladybirds Day Nursery is an Ofsted rated 'good' nursery (May 2023) situated in a purpose-built venue in Stockton, Teesside. Within the nursery, care is provided for children aged six weeks through to five-years-old.

The nursery is divided into four main rooms, all of which are designed to meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage. Within a very large pre-school room children have access to iPads, touch-screen computers...  

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Claire Harrison-Jones (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 27

Total Places for Children

  • 110

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
  • Tuesday 07:30-18:00
  • Wednesday 07:30-18:00
  • Thursday 07:30-18:00
  • Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Little Ladybirds Day Nursery Reviews (151)

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Little Ladybirds Day Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.970) out of 10, based on 42 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Ladybirds Day Nursery has 151 reviews.

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Review from M S (Father of Child) published on 14 April 2023 Submitted via Website
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Little Ladybirds Day Nursery is warm and welcoming and takes the time to show interest in my child. My child is happy at nursery and has made some friends. He knows the staff well and talks about them at home. The use of the app allows good communication between home and nursery.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Hi, thank you for taking the time out to review Little Ladybirds. We loved reading your comments.

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Review from Millie C (Mother of Child) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website
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I have had my little boy in Little Ladybirds Day Nursery since he was 4 months old. Being a first time mum him going to nursery so young was really scary for me. I had introduction sessions where I stayed with him, wrote his routines down and was shown exactly where he would be and who he would be with which made me feel more at ease. He has now been with Little Ladybirds for 5 months, he attends four days a week now and absolutely loves it. He smiles as I hand him over on a morning, actually reaching for the girls. I cannot fault their care of him, I am informed of everything going on while he is there through the app. It is more than a job to the staff, they care for my son and that is clear to see. We have tackled teething, weaning and routine changes and they’ve adapted to what we do at home every step of the way. Management are also amazing, and there is nothing I could not go to them about. There is a real team feel at Little Ladybirds and I 1000% recommend them.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review about the nursery, and an amazing one at that! We really appreciate it.

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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website
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My son has been with Little Ladybirds Day Nursery since he was 7.5 months and he’s now 1 year and 9 months old. He has made leaps and bounds in his development since starting with Little Ladybirds, in speech, fine motor and gross motor skills. He is a confident, happy boy and runs into nursery every day with a smile on his face. The app is excellent, Facebook works well too. Would highly recommend Little Ladybirds.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you so much for your amazing comments and review of Little Ladybirds. We are delighted you are so happy with the nursery.

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Review from Christine J (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2022 Submitted via Website
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We viewed several nurseries before deciding that Little Ladybirds Day Nursery was the one we wanted to send our baby girl to, and 2 months on we have no regrets! The girls in the baby room are all lovely and have helped her settle in well. I love the app so that I can see what she's been up to throughout the day. Would highly recommend.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind comments about the nursery, it's lovely to receive feedback like this.

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Review from Robyn A (Mother of Child) published on 21 April 2022 Submitted via Website
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All the staff at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery are extremely friendly and welcoming! They are full of enthusiasm and take the time to talk to you and tell you about what your child has been up to! My son loves going to nursery, I recommend Little Ladybirds Day Nursery to everyone!

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Hello Robyn, thank you for your kind recommendation, lovely words and 5 stars for everything - it's amazing!

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Review from Gemma G (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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Can’t recommend Little Ladybirds enough! My nearly two-year-old daughter has been going here since she was six months old and absolutely loves it. She’s always very happy to see the staff and they’ve always been informative when updating us about her day. I love being able to check the app to see what she’s been up to. All the staff I’ve dealt with so far have been very friendly and helpful. I’ve never had to worry about leaving her there all day whilst I go to work as I know she has so much fun.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Hi Gemma, this is such an amazing review of the nursery, thank you so much for taking the time to do this.

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Review from Jessica S (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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I’ve had two children attend Little Ladybirds and during their time at the nursery, I have found the staff to be supportive, helpful and informative. I’ve also had lots of support from the office managers who have been instrumental in helping me reduce nursery costs by supporting me with applying for government funding, as well as being extremely understanding at difficult points over the last two years - always going over and beyond to ensure that both the children and parents are happy and fairly treated.

Both my children have thrived during their time at Little Ladybirds, they are confident, happy children who play well with others and are ahead of a lot of their peers in terms of language development, literacy and numeracy understanding. A huge part of this is down to the staff at Little Ladybirds and I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

It was lovely to read such a nice review about the nursery. Thank you.

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Review from Deborah L (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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We have two children at little ladybirds, one who has been attending for two years and one who has just started. Both settled in really quickly thanks to the lovely friendly team and fun engaging environment. My eldest has progressed through the rooms and has loved all of them. There is a fab garden and extras such as football coaching but it’s definitely the great team that really makes little ladybirds the warm and friendly place it is.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

We're thrilled that you are so happy with the nursery and thank you for taking the time to leave such an amazing review.

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Review from Chloe P (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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Amazing nursery staff and facilities are perfect my son loves it he wants to be back every day and won’t normally leave my side he enjoys it that much always doing different activities and making it fun for the kids always outside time too and creative play

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to review the nursery; it's lovely when we received feedback like this.

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Review from S G (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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My son has been at Little Ladybirds since he was one and has made some great friends and enjoys going. He loves all the playtime in the garden and football with the coach. The staff are very approachable and any queries I have are always answered. The practitioners have a genuine interest and care for the children.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind words and for giving us 5 stars for everything. It means a lot to everyone at the nursery.

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Review from D P (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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Can’t fault little ladybirds nursery. Staff are really kind and helpful. My daughter is always keen to go to nursery and never had a day when she would rather stay home. The meals are varied which I like as she will eat things that I sometimes wouldn’t make at home.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

It's lovely to receive feedback like this and to know you are happy with everything we do at Little Ladybirds. Thank you so much.

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Review from Lauren M (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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My daughter is in preschool and attends two full days a week. She skips in happily and doesn’t look back. The staff are caring towards her and I know she is in safe hands. Pictures are regularly added to the app, along with information about food and what they have been up to. They spend a lot of their time outside exploring and my daughter especially enjoys football. They follow themes throughout the year and my daughter enjoyed learning relaxation and about her mental health. A great nursery and I am glad she goes there and will be a bit sad when she goes up to “big school”.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

It's great to read that your experience of Little Ladybirds has been such a positive one. Thank you for your kind words and 5 stars!

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Review from H P (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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My first child attended this nursery and he absolutely loved it! He would tell me about his day and the friends he had played with. All the staff at the nursery are so friendly and welcoming! Especially within the baby room, they really make you feel at ease and that your baby is in safe, caring hands.

With my second I was going to attend another nursery (sounds strange I know) to quickly learn that it was not running like Little Ladybirds and the staff were certainly not as friendly and caring towards the children. I think this was a good experience for me as I appreciated Little Ladybirds so much more and had even more confidence in leaving my little boy there. He goes twice a week with open arms and when I pick him up he’s always smiling!

I would recommend this nursery to anyone!

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you for your review and your lovely comments from the nursery. Everyone at Little Ladybirds appreciates it.

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Review from Jessica F (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has been going to this nursery for almost a year
Her confidence has improved massively
All the staff are brilliant
My daughter is safe and well looked after here

She always comes home happy

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

On behalf of everyone at Little Ladybirds, I would like to say thank you for the time you have taken to leave this nice review; we're delighted that you are happy with the nursery.

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Review from R S (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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Five star amazing staff. My son has settled in really well, and loves going to nursery! His speech and social skills have come on leaps and bounds since attending. I love being updated via the app on what activities he’s enjoyed and what he has eaten.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Marketing Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

We couldn't ask for better than a five-star review; thank you so much.

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Review from D W (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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My daughter loves it, genuinely excited when she arrives. As first-time parents, they have filled us with ease that she is well cared for. The nursery has been extremely flexible with our working needs.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you for such a lovely review; it's great to know you are so happy with the nursery.

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Review from Lisa J (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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A brilliant nursery that is enriching my daughter's first years, her first few months in a nursery setting have gone amazingly and that's all down to this amazing team!

Special thanks to the Tweenies room and the Snr Practioner has always made me feel so at ease and know my daughter is getting the best care, even through all those initial nasty bugs they pick up they have helped me manage that and keep her happy!

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Hello Lisa and thanks for this amazing review; it means a lot to the staff when they see such nice comments as this.

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Review from Charlotte G (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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Little ladybirds staff are always friendly and welcoming. My daughter has a cows milk protein allergy and they have been so accommodating with her dietary requirements. On top of all, the communication from the baby room alongside the app has given me confidence about where my child is with naps etc. that are changing as she gets older. Thank you!

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you for leaving this fantastic review; we are delighted you are happy with Little Ladybirds!

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Review from J H (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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I moved my son to this nursery after having a bad experience at a different nursery where he did not settle. I had viewed countless nurseries in the area and this one came out on top every time.

It takes me 40 minutes to travel to little ladybirds from where we live, and I am still 100% thrilled with my decision to choose little ladybirds over any others despite it being so far away from home.

My son settled in straight away and turned into a different little boy, so much more confident, smiley and his development came on leaps and bounds.

The staff are all so friendly and approachable, they take the time to talk to you and have always given me advice when I have asked for it.

He has allergies to dairy, egg, and soy and they had no concerns about this. His meals are gorgeous, varied and they give alternatives so he doesn't miss out.

The facilities are outstanding but it's the staff that makes it for me! He gets excited when we arrive and I know he is having a great time.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

What can we say about this review, other than wow! Thank you so much, we really appreciate it.

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Review from Gemma H (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2022 Submitted via Website
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Our daughter recently completed her time in baby room at Little Ladybirds. She spent almost nine months and was always really settled going to and leaving nursery. The activities were great and the staff were so lovely with her that it gave us as parent great peace of mind.

She’s recently moved up to Tweenies and is absolutely loving all of the activities and experiences that come with the new room.

Her confidence and language skills are great for her age and I truly believe Little Ladybirds is doing great things for her development.

When you ask her “Do you want to go to nursery?” She always replies with an enthusiastic nod of the head and a great big “Yes!”

Great job Little Ladybirds team - 5* nursery.

Reply from Claire-Harrison Jones, Manager at Little Ladybirds Day Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice we're delighted you and your daughter are having a positive experience at Little Ladybirds.

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  • Posted: Friday 30 Jan 2026A North East nursery group supported regional charities and good causes with over £10,000 of donations in 2025. The group’s three nurseries, Little Ladybirds in Stockton and Clever Clogs in...
  • Posted: Thursday 30 Oct 2025Two members of staff at an award-winning nursery are now fully qualified after completing their apprenticeships. Little Ladybirds Day Nursery in Stockton has confirmed that Jess Willett and Caitlin Walker...
  • Posted: Thursday 25 Sep 2025An award-winning nursery group has announced the appointment of a new Area Manager, further strengthening its senior management team. Clever Clogs Nursery Group, which includes Clever Clogs Day Nursery in...
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Meet the Team (3)

Claire Harrison-Jones Job Title: Manager Joined: 2020
Claire Harrison-Jones

Claire has over 16 years of experience within early years education, including working in private settings and children’s centres. This includes helping children who require additional support and guidance.

Sarah Barnfield Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2012
Sarah Barnfield

Sarah has Levels 2, 3 & 4 in Childcare, as well as a Foundation Degree in Early Years. She joined Little Ladybirds in 2012 which makes her one of our longest serving members of staff.

Zoe Forrester Job Title: Pre-School Room Leader Joined: 2013
Zoe Forrester

Zoe joined Little Ladybirds in 2013 and as our Pre-School Room Leader, she oversees the day-to-day running of the room, including planning observations, activities, liaising with parents and generally ensuring the children are safe and happy.

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