Childcare in Gateshead
Gateshead has 22 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 34 school nursery classes, 13 childminders and 17 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 32 of them and rated 28 Good or better, 3 of them Outstanding. 59 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Gateshead there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Gateshead, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 53 school nursery classes across Gateshead, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
91 settings, best rated first. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Tots and Toddlers 2 Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Opened Gateshead Childcare-Keser Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Gateshead Gan Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Kip McGrath Education Centre Gateshead East Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Bill Quay Pre-School Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed PEAK Pioneers Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Gateshead Riverside Park Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Kip McGrath Gateshead East Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Golden Beginnings Day-Care Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened Gateshead Gan Full day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Gateshead Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Leighs Montessori Nurseries Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Gateshead
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Gateshead take funded hours?
38 of the 91 settings in Gateshead are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Gateshead rated Outstanding?
Yes. 3 of the 32 settings Ofsted has inspected in Gateshead hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Gateshead take babies?
49 settings in Gateshead are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Gateshead?
Gateshead has 33 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Gateshead
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.