Middlesbrough nursery given one-star food hygiene rating

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 09:02 · Archive

Stainsby Nursery in Middlesbrough received a one-star food hygiene rating following an inspection on 3 September.

Stainsby Nursery on Stainsby Road received a rating of one from the Food Standards Agency following an inspection on 3 September. The rating means major improvement is necessary. Middlesbrough Council said the poor inspection did not relate to the catering service, which provides hot lunchtime meals from a separate kitchen adjacent to the nursery at Whinney Banks School.

The inspection focused on snacks. A council spokesman said the rating related to processes around allergens and some instances of out-of-date food. The Food Standards Agency rated hygienic food handling at the nursery as generally satisfactory and cleanliness and facilities as good, but management of food safety as requiring major improvement. This category covers checks to ensure food is safe to eat, staff knowledge of food safety, and whether standards will be maintained in future.

Following the inspection, Middlesbrough Council's catering service will now have oversight of all food provided at the nursery. The council said all systems have been reviewed and new control measures put in place as a matter of urgency. The nursery will be re-inspected in the coming weeks. Whinney Banks School, which supplies hot meals to the nursery, received the top food hygiene rating of five when it was inspected in March 2026.

How it is being reported

• Nursery handed damning food hygiene rating over out-of-date snacksA Middlesbrough nursery has been handed a damning food hygiene rating.The Northern Echo · 16 Oct, 08:45
• Snacks at Middlesbrough nursery given one star food hygiene ratingA council spokesman said: 'The recent rating related to processes around allergens and some instances of out of date food'TeessideLive · 16 Oct, 00:01

In this story: Stainsby Nursery · Middlesbrough Council · Food Standards Agency · Whinney Banks School · Middlesbrough

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