Outstanding
102 placesNE3 4YA0191 284 6060
North East
Childcare in Newcastle upon Tyne
207 registered providers with 5,446 places, up 14.2% since December 2021.
55day nurseries
69childminders
51after-school clubs
75newly registered since 2021
54.3%rated Good or better
130closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 45.2% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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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
101 placesNE2 4AA0191 232 6957
Report card Mar 2026
96 placesNE1 8ST0191 2274358
Report card Jan 2026
88 placesNE7 7DN01912231888
Outstanding
85 placesNE2 2AA0191 281 7836
Outstanding
79 placesNE5 1LZ0191 271 3506
Outstanding
70 placesNE15 6NL0191 2745290
Outstanding
63 placesNE6 2RJ0191 276 4002
Outstanding
55 placesNE6 2QN0191 2654546
Outstanding
45 placesNE2 1PS07544369921
Outstanding
40 placesNE5 2UN0191 2749618
Outstanding
34 placesNE15 6AR07389183000
Outstanding
30 placesNE4 8AZ0191 4359084
Report card Mar 2026
25 placesNE4 7SA0191 2004194
Outstanding
22 placesNE5 3PL0191 214 2460
Outstanding
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Report card Apr 2026
186 placesNE1 5DP0191 230 2466
Good
130 placesNE3 4ES0191 2461050
Good
120 placesNE6 5SH01912 765 909
Good
108 placesNE2 3AE01914 618 877
Report card May 2026
108 placesNE15 8NZ0191 2645030
Good
108 placesNE3 3PN0191 284 4865
Good
106 placesNE13 9BD0191 2365989
Good
99 placesNE5 1EH01912644414
Good
96 placesNE4 8SX0191 298 3333
Good
90 placesNE4 9TU0191 2744563
Good
90 placesNE5 5HE0191 2860592
Good
90 placesNE6 5TU07903718362
Good
88 placesNE3 4NY07359108600
Good
79 placesNE6 5DY0191 2766712
Good
74 placesNE3 4RU0191 285 5020
Good
67 placesNE3 1NN01912131066
Good
65 placesNE3 3EJ07701069508
Good
63 placesNE4 7NQ0191 226 0999
Good
60 placesNE13 9BD0191 2368196
Good
60 placesNE3 3XT0191 284 2222
Good
59 placesNE6 5NP0191 265 6427
Good
58 placesNE3 1EB07846232238
Good
56 placesNE3 1UL01912856006
Good
54 placesNE4 8SA0191 272 3774
Good
50 placesNE4 6HL0191 2731618
Good
49 placesNE5 3UT0191 2771783
Good
49 placesNE2 3AE0191 212 1201
Good
48 placesNE5 2DE07969914473
Good
47 placesNE6 4XW01912632411
Good
45 placesNE4 9XZ0191 2746316
Report card Jun 2026
45 placesNE2 1AD07834549757
Good
43 placesNE5 4BP0191 2644414
Good
40 placesNE5 5HA0191 9065006
Good
40 placesNE5 3PN07768968617
Good
38 placesNE5 1DN01912772031
Good
36 placesNE6 4NU07946479637
Good
36 placesNE15 7PL0191 228 0000
Good
35 placesNE3 3RU07738061130
Good
35 placesNE7 7AA07939828640
Good
34 placesNE3 5NF07891306093
Good
32 placesNE4 5QR07405 742618
Good
30 placesNE3 3QR07890452279
Good
26 placesNE3 2PL07768968617
Good
25 placesNE4 8HE0191 2727440
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chill Out Time Childcare English Martyrs | Newcastle upon Tyne | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Young1s Out Of School Care | Newcastle upon Tyne | 26 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Bright Minds @ Mountfield | Newcastle upon Tyne | 25 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Chill Out Time Childcare @ Stocksfield Avenue | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| GEMS Nursery and Out of School Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Chill Out Time Childcare @ Wyndham | Newcastle upon Tyne | 10 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Junior All Stars Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Playsafe Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | 100 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Pegs Pre-School Ltd | Newcastle upon Tyne | 40 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Cuba Kids Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kingston Park Playgroup | Newcastle upon Tyne | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Cuba Kids Simonside | Newcastle upon Tyne | 8 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Footsteps to Westgate Creche | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sport North East | Newcastle upon Tyne | 68 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Captain Ted's | Newcastle upon Tyne | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Go Far Playgroup | Newcastle upon Tyne | 29 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Gosforth Kumon Study Centre | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Culverdene Day Nursery | Newcastle upon Tyne | 52 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Happy Days Club at Wyndham Primary School | Newcastle upon Tyne | 18 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| GEMS Nursery and Out of School Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 10 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stagecoach Newcastle - Jesmond | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stagecoach GPCC | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Chill Out Time Childcare@ English Martyrs | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | 26 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Two Jays Playgroup | Newcastle upon Tyne | 12 | Inadequate | Dec 2023 |
| Westerhope Village Nursery | Newcastle upon Tyne | 72 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| SportNE Activity Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 65 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kenton Park Nursery School | Newcastle upon Tyne | 58 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Gosforth Park Out of School Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 53 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Ladybird Holiday Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Snakes and Ladders Playgroup | Newcastle upon Tyne | 34 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Ladybird Holiday Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 30 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Westerhope Methodist Church Playgroup | Newcastle upon Tyne | 26 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Green Tree Nursery | Newcastle upon Tyne | 36 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| The Little Lotus Nursery | Newcastle upon Tyne | 21 | Needs improvement | Dec 2022 |
| Cuba Kids Westerhope | Newcastle upon Tyne | 15 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Ladybird@all Saints Playgroup | Newcastle upon Tyne | 30 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Chill Out Time Childcare @ Grange | Newcastle upon Tyne | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Pea Pods | Lemington | 21 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Go Far Playgroup | Newcastle upon Tyne | 20 | Outstanding | Jun 2022 |
| Stagecoach Newcastle | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Gamesweek | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Toucan Education | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |