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Nurseries in North Shields

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in North Shields, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in North Shields

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (1 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (2 Outstanding, 9 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Kids 1st - Rake Lane - Day nursery, North Shields NE29 8NH, 112 places
    Ofsted, 1 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kinder Castle - Day nursery, North Shields NE30 4AY, ages 0 to 4, 97 places
    Ofsted, 31 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Linskill Nursery - Day nursery, North Shields NE30 2AY, ages 0 to 4, 81 places
    Ofsted, 14 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Blossoms Childcare - Day nursery, North Shields NE29 7AX, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted, 23 April 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Hubbers Day Nursery - Day nursery, North Shields NE29 6QJ, ages 0 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 9 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Learners Childcare (N.E.) Limited - Day nursery, North Shields NE29 0BU, ages 0 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 7 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Learners Childcare (N.E.) Limited - Day nursery, North Shields NE29 8QD, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 7 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rise and Shine Early Years - Pre-school, North Shields NE30 3SH, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 18 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Riverside Ready For School Centre. - Day nursery, North Shields NE29 6DQ, ages 2 to 3, 40 places
    Ofsted, 20 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sir James Knott Nursery School Nest at Howard Street - Day nursery, North Shields NE30 1NT, ages 1 to 1, 15 places
    Ofsted report card, 25 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Tynemouth Nursery - Day nursery, North Shields NE30 2BS, ages 1 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill - Day nursery, North Shields NE29 9AF, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 May 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • YMCA Day Nursery - Day nursery, North Shields NE30 1QP, ages 0 to 4, 77 places
    Ofsted, 2 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Kumon North Shields Study Centre - Out-of-school club, North Shields NE30 2AY
  • Sports School - Out-of-school club, North Shields NE29 9PU

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 North Shields

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