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Nurseries in Newcastle

There are 27 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Newcastle, and 18 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Newcastle

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (7 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 18 settings (6 Outstanding, 12 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Albert Bear Limited - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 7EA, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • ASM Sports UK Newcastle - Pre-school, Newcastle ST5 9LH
  • Bee Active Sports Holiday Club @ NULC - Pre-school, Newcastle ST5 2GB
  • Croft Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 1DS, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 27 September 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Early Days Nursery - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 2ND, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 11 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Epic Camps Dame Allans - Pre-school, Newcastle NE2 4NG, 65 places
  • Hedgehogs Preschool at Crackley - Pre-school, Newcastle ST5 7BE, 42 places
  • Hedgehogs Preschool At Silverdale - Pre-school, Newcastle ST5 6PB, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 18 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Huggies Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 8RQ, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Keele University Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 5BG, ages 0 to 4, 128 places
    Ofsted, 17 November 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids 1st at Great Park - Day nursery, Newcastle NE13 9BD, ages 0 to 4, 106 places
    Ofsted, 21 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Brampton Park - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 0QP, ages 1 to 4, 109 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 February 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Newcastle College Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newcastle NE4 7SA, ages 0 to 3, 25 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 March 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Orchard Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 0BH, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 3 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Peter Pan Centre - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 9NY, ages 1 to 5, 25 places
    Ofsted, 4 August 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Day Nursery - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 2SX, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 1 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Scotswood Village Nursery - Pre-school, Newcastle NE15 6AR, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Seabridge Care Club Ltd - Pre-school, Newcastle ST5 3PJ, ages 3 to 11, 82 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Seabridge Little Stars Childcare - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 3PJ, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 June 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Smylers Preschool/Wraparound - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 6QJ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 4 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Southlands Creche - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 0HU, ages 0 to 3, 26 places
    Ofsted, 15 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Southlands Kindergarten - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 8BZ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 16 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 0SX, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 17 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Lyme Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 1DS, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 June 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Time 4 Sport At Seabridge Primary School - Pre-school, Newcastle ST5 3PJ
  • Westlands Little Stars Childcare - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 2QY, ages 0 to 11, 104 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wolstanton Kindergarten - Day nursery, Newcastle ST5 0BL, ages 1 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted, 30 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Adv4nce Childcare: OLSW - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 4AG, 18 places
  • Adv4nce Childcare: St Mary's - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 2TA, 18 places
  • Bee Active Sports Holiday Club @ Baldwins Gate - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 5DF
  • Bee Active Sports Holiday Club Newcastle-Under-Lyme School - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 1DB
  • Bee Active St Chads B/A School Club - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 7AB
  • Bursley Way Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 8JQ, 56 places
  • Care Club @ St. Margaret's - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 0PT, 40 places
  • Care Club @St. Margaret's - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 0HU, 32 places
  • Edenhurst Nursery In The Westlands - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 2PU, 80 places
  • Happy Times Care Club - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 1LF, 94 places
  • Hedgehog's Nursery at Hassell - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 1LF, 42 places
  • J W Playclub - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 0EQ, 60 places
  • Sport North East (Newcastle University) - Out-of-school club, Newcastle NE2 4DR, 40 places
  • Stagecoach Saint Wulstans - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 0EF
  • Step2Success Newcastle - Out-of-school club, Newcastle NE4 9PQ
  • The Five Star Care Club - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 0BL, 65 places
  • Time4Sport at Churchfields Primary - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 7HY, 16 places
  • Time4Sport @ Seabridge Primary School - Out-of-school club, Newcastle ST5 3PJ, 34 places

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 Newcastle

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