Outstanding
98 placesNE8 2XD0191 433 4090
North East
Childcare in Gateshead
146 registered providers with 3,789 places, up 10.8% since December 2021.
45day nurseries
54childminders
27after-school clubs
47newly registered since 2021
54.4%rated Good or better
71closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 33.3% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
Towns
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Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
60 placesNE16 5QW01914888621
Outstanding
54 placesNE40 3QP0191 4131929
Outstanding
45 placesNE16 4AE0191 440 1194
Outstanding
24 placesNE16 4HB07596 050637
Outstanding
20 placesNE39 2PP07816 210 675
Good
152 placesNE11 0JU0191 4915050
Good
140 placesDH3 2PR0191 4924360
Good
137 placesNE8 2EL01914773233
Good
120 placesNE9 5AT0191 487 3777
Good
108 placesNE9 6SX0191 4870244
Report card Mar 2026
108 placesNE9 5AT0191 4910066
Good
108 placesNE16 3DN01914960016
Good
100 placesNE10 0DJ0191 4786684
Good
96 placesNE8 4QR0191 477 6562
Good
94 placesNE16 3ED0191 488 9000
Good
92 placesNE16 4JF0191 4889900
Good
90 placesNE21 5EZ0191 4145206
Good
88 placesNE9 7JQ01914878101
Good
74 placesNE10 8QH01914386159
Good
65 placesNE9 6UJ01914911130
Good
65 placesNE8 1YN0191 4901032
Good
60 placesNE40 3ES0191 4137473
Report card Apr 2026
55 placesNE40 4BS01914471646
Good
54 placesNE21 6LT01914144602
Good
50 placesNE8 1RP01914783723
Report card Dec 2025
45 placesNE11 9NX07376587514
Good
45 placesNE16 4JL01914881291
Good
45 placesDH3 2DJ0191 447 7877
Good
44 placesNE40 4TZ0191 4131485
Good
40 placesNE9 7AN0191 4421419
Good
39 placesDH3 2BD0191 4111999
Good
39 placesNE40 3AG07850547115
Good
37 placesNE9 7TU0191 4873297
Good
36 placesNE39 1EH01207 545604
Good
32 placesDH3 1EN0191 410 2343
Good
30 placesNE9 5UB07848743227
Good
30 placesNE9 6TA0191 4876797
Good
26 placesNE40 4UN01914134822
Good
24 placesNE8 2QU01914602475
Good
24 placesNE9 7HX01914334053
Good
20 placesNE16 6NU01207270396
Good
20 placesDH3 2LN07367604134
Report card Apr 2026
140 placesNE8 4EA02087311923
Not yet inspected
79 placesNE9 5HX07540125974
Not yet inspected
65 placesNE21 5LU07359108600
Not yet inspected
54 placesNE16 6BG01915402680
Report card Jan 2026
52 placesNE9 5PA0191 433 4090
Not yet inspected
52 placesNE11 0EU0191 4822084
Report card Feb 2026
50 placesNE21 5RW07428081194
Not yet inspected
45 placesNE40 4EE07850547115
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41 placesNE9 6JH07595282195
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40 placesDH3 2PJ07434439109
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40 placesNE16 3BN0191 6031005
Report card Mar 2026
35 placesNE8 4LD01914771097
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34 placesNE16 5AY07541227842
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32 placesNE9 7TB07595282194
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30 placesNE10 0QY07779 946 543
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30 placesNE39 1AT07961729421
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30 placesNE10 0PY07813347376
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Little Magpies Nursery | Ryton | 86 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Gateshead Gan | Gateshead | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Valley Kids Club at Cloverhill Primary | Newcastle upon Tyne | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| PEAK Pioneers | Gateshead | 35 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Bill Quay Pre-School | Gateshead | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre Gateshead East | Gateshead | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Twisters Juniors | Gateshead | 50 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Leighs Montessori Nurseries | Gateshead | 35 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| High Hopes Out of School Club | Rowlands Gill | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Blaydon | Blaydon-On-Tyne | 62 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Mr H Out of School Club | Gateshead | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Branches@the Winlaton Centre | Blaydon on Tyne | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Stomping Grounds Forest Kindergarten at Gibside | Newcastle upon Tyne | 18 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Pioneers Swalwell | Newcastle upon Tyne | 14 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| After School Club | Chester Le Street | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Spring - Bensham | Gateshead | 54 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Spring - Deckham | Gateshead | 52 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Bright Sparks Nursery | Ryton | 40 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Small Saints Ofsc | Newcastle upon Tyne | 40 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Blaydon Youth Club Childcare | Blaydon-On-Tyne | 32 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Holly Hill Private Daycare Nursery | Gateshead | 56 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Tik-Tok Nursery - Pelaw | Pelaw | 26 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| The Gap | Ryton | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Whickham Parochial Preschool | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Outstanding | Jun 2022 |