Childcare in Whitley Bay (North Tyneside)
Whitley Bay (North Tyneside) has 11 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 10 school nursery classes, 10 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 20 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 20 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.
10 settings match. 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.
- Dec 2025Closed Southridge Out of School Club Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Whitley Bay (North Tyneside)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Whitley Bay (North Tyneside) take funded hours?
11 of the 40 settings in Whitley Bay (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Whitley Bay (North Tyneside) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 20 settings Ofsted has inspected in Whitley Bay (North Tyneside) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Whitley Bay (North Tyneside) take babies?
23 settings in Whitley Bay (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 Whitley Bay (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 Whitley Bay (North Tyneside)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.