PAT Testing for Nursery Schools in the North East

We provide professional PAT Testing for Nursery Schools across the North East.

For full details about our PAT Testing services — including what’s included, legal responsibilities, pricing and same-day certificates — please visit our main Schools PAT Testing Page.

PAT Testing for Nurseries, Pre-Schools & Early Years

In nurseries, pre-schools, and early years environments, children are naturally curious, making electrical safety an absolute, non-negotiable priority. With little hands exploring rooms, every plug socket, extension lead, and appliance must be perfectly safe. Early years settings face strict inspections from regulatory bodies like Ofsted, alongside tight local authority guidelines. At DRA PAT Testing, we deliver child-safe, comprehensive electrical safety inspections tailored explicitly for early years providers across Newcastle, Tyneside, and the North East.

What We Test in Nurseries & Pre-Schools

Nursery buildings combine everyday domestic appliances with interactive learning tools and sensory equipment. We meticulously inspect and certify your complete asset inventory, including:

    • Sensory & Learning Equipment: Bubble tubes, light boxes, interactive projectors, and kids' tablet charging stations.
    • Kitchen & Food Prep Areas: Milk bottle warmers, sterilizers, microwaves, blenders, and fridges.
    • Laundry & Cleaning Gear: Washing machines, tumble dryers (crucial for daily bedding and towels), and commercial vacuums.
    • Staff Rooms & Offices: Management computers, printers, laminators, staff kettles, and water coolers.

Why Choose DRA PAT Testing?


We recognize that working around toddlers requires a highly organized, safe, and efficient approach. We shape our service to fit your nursery managers seamlessly:
    • Zero Disruption Scheduling: We can perform our testing during your quietest periods, over the weekend, during holiday shutdowns, or in the evening when the children have gone home. 
    • Ofsted-Ready Documentation: Within 24 hours of completion, we issue asset-by-asset digital PAT certificates that give you immediate, undeniable proof of compliance for health and safety audits and Ofsted inspectors. 
    • DBS-Checked Professionals: All our expert engineers are fully insured, CHAS accredited, and fully background-checked for your total peace of mind.

Looking for Larger Educational Settings?

If you manage a primary school, secondary academy, or higher education campus rather than an early years setting, please visit our dedicated Schools PAT Testing Page for comprehensive campus-wide compliance details.

Secure Your Early Years Environment Today
Keep your little learners safe and your facility fully compliant. Contact our expert North East team today for a transparent, fixed-price quote.

The 4 Most asked questions about PAT testing

What’s involved in the PAT test?

PAT testing is farily inobtrusive, and when we work together minimal disruption is guarenteed. We do need to turn equipment off and unplug it to test it but the process is quite quick, so not much downtime. We do repairs as we come across them, so you don’t need to worry about delays due to faults, and every test produces results that are recorded into a fully compliant report which documents every device tested, maintenance and the device location in your premises.

Is PAT testing a legal requirement?

You are legally required to maintain safe electrical equipment for continued use and to prevent danger occuring. In the event of an accident occuring, for an investigation you need to provide evidence that your devices were safe, and that you have done everything you can to ensure this. Regular Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) finds faults and fixes them, ensuring dangers are prevented, and the accompanying report ensures your compliance.

How often should PAT testing be done?

PAT testing should be repeated as often as is necessary to prevent danger occuring. A risk assessment is a good way to work out the risks, which help to determine appropriate frequency. We can also guide you based on our vast experience. Typically, site managers opt for annual PAT tests. With DRA PAT Testing we put you in our reminder system, so when tests are due again we contact you to arrange a retest date.

Do new electrical devices require PAT testing?

Assuming you purchased the new appliances from a reputable source, they do not usually require PAT testing immediately, and should be ok to wait until your next scheduled test assuming that is within 12 months of purchase. We do however recommend that the device be visually inspected before use. However, if you are in doubt at all, get it tested, for peace of mind.