Childcare in Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside)
Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside) has 14 day nurseries, 2 pre-schools, 14 school nursery classes, 8 childminders and 2 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 18 of them and rated 17 Good or better, 6 of them Outstanding. 22 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across North Tyneside there are 30 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 North Tyneside, 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 58 school nursery classes across North Tyneside, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
40 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 Hadrian Bears Playgroup Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Jelly Tots Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Closed Holystone Out of School Club Full day care
- Dec 2025Closed Benton Dene Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed The Wildside Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Tots Are Us Ltd Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Muddy Bairns Daycare Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Benton Dene Out of School Club CIC Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kids Planet Longbenton Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Leighs Nurseries Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside) take funded hours?
15 of the 40 settings in Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside) 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 6 of the 18 settings Ofsted has inspected in Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside) take babies?
27 settings in Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside) 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 Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside)?
North Tyneside has 30 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 Newcastle upon Tyne (North Tyneside)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.