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Nurseries in Morpeth

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Morpeth, and 1 other childcare setting such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Morpeth

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (1 Exceptional, 11 Strong standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (3 Outstanding, 7 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bolland Hall Day Nursery - Day nursery, Morpeth NE61 1DF, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 4 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brambles Childcare Centre - Day nursery, Morpeth NE65 0PE, ages 0 to 8, 68 places
    Ofsted, 27 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cambo Wraparound - Pre-school, Morpeth NE61 4BE, ages 2 to 9, 30 places
    Ofsted, 1 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Childcare@dawn to dusk - Day nursery, Morpeth NE61 3RD, ages 0 to 10, 39 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cubs & Kits Preschool Coquet - Pre-school, Morpeth NE65 9SR, ages 2 to 2, 22 places
    Ofsted, 29 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Goosehill at Hepscott Park - Day nursery, Morpeth NE61 6NF, ages 0 to 4, 98 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 November 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Goosehill Private Nursery - Day nursery, Morpeth NE61 1TL, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 January 2026: Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Morpeth Explorers - Day nursery, Morpeth NE61 2LZ, 95 places
  • Pre School and After School Club at Whalton School Limited - Pre-school, Morpeth NE61 3XH, ages 2 to 11, 24 places
    Ofsted, 3 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rothbury Kindergarten - Day nursery, Morpeth NE65 7PN, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 27 August 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Shining Stars Swarland - Pre-school, Morpeth NE65 9JP, ages 2 to 9, 16 places
    Ofsted, 30 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stobhillgate Explorers - Day nursery, Morpeth NE61 2HA, 95 places
  • Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill) - Day nursery, Morpeth NE61 2BD, ages 2 to 6, 12 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Nursery - Day nursery, Morpeth NE61 6AW, ages 0 to 4, 114 places
    Ofsted, 20 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • KUMON MORPETH - Out-of-school club, Morpeth NE61 1BH

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Morpeth

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.