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Nurseries in wallsend

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in wallsend, and 3 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in wallsend

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

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bluebells at Battle Hill - Pre-school, Wallsend NE28 9DH, 15 places
  • Footprints Day Nursery Wallsend - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 8RH, ages 0 to 10, 100 places
    Ofsted, 13 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Good Time Childcare At Redesdale - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 8TS, ages 0 to 10, 48 places
    Ofsted, 24 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hadrian Bears Playgroup - Pre-school, Wallsend NE28 9HA, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Wallsend - Day nursery, wallsend NE28 7NE, ages 0 to 8, 120 places
    Ofsted, 5 August 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Rainbows Nursery - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 6HB, ages 1 to 4
    Ofsted, 28 March 2024: Inadequate overall; safeguarding is not effective
  • Little Rascals Childcare - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 6HR, ages 0 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 11 November 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Sunshine Childcare - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 0EP, ages 0 to 7, 33 places
    Ofsted, 10 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rachaels Rascals Childcare - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 7BB, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Shining Stars - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 8QL, ages 2 to 9, 32 places
    Ofsted, 21 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Shooting Stars Wallsend - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 6TD, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
    Ofsted, 11 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Family Tree Childrens' Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 7TG, ages 0 to 7, 82 places
    Ofsted, 11 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tynemouth Nursery at Battle Hill - Day nursery, Wallsend NE28 9NJ, ages 0 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Howdon Community Centre Children's Activities - Out-of-school club, Wallsend NE28 0PP
  • Howdon Family Hub Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Wallsend NE28 0AL
  • Rachaels Rascals Schools out @ Denbigh - Out-of-school club, Wallsend NE28 0DS

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 wallsend

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