Outstanding
120 placesNE28 7NE0191 2955928
North East
Childcare in North Tyneside
165 registered providers with 3,425 places, up 1.3% since December 2021.
51day nurseries
80childminders
12after-school clubs
58newly registered since 2021
60.0%rated Good or better
103closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 31.0% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
85 placesNE29 7AX0191 2577376
Outstanding
74 placesNE12 6QL0191 2008356
Report card May 2026
64 placesNE29 9AF0191 259 6922
Outstanding
54 placesNE25 9UD01912008786
Outstanding
52 placesNE26 3TX0191 251 6509
Outstanding
40 placesNE29 6DQ0191 643 8868
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37 placesNE28 9NJ0191 2638534 0191 2581662
Outstanding
37 placesNE12 6SS07961536540
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36 placesNE26 2NW0191 289 3386
Outstanding
30 placesNE12 6SQ01670737274
Good
119 placesNE12 8BP0191 270 1066
Good
112 placesNE29 8NH0191 258 7785
Good
110 placesNE27 0QJ0191 257 8842
Good
108 placesNE12 8FB0191 259 9179
Good
100 placesNE28 8RH0191 649 6262
Good
97 placesNE30 4AY0191 2704545
Good
96 placesNE12 9AG0191 266 2545
Good
90 placesNE28 6TD0191 6825730
Good
82 placesNE26 3NR0191 2517699
Good
82 placesNE28 7TG07720299105
Good
81 placesNE30 2AY0191 2704243
Good
77 placesNE30 1QP0191 2575434
Good
75 placesNE12 8AN0191 337 1350
Good
75 placesNE30 2BS0191 258 1662
Good
74 placesNE29 6QJ07592059906
Good
70 placesNE12 9SZ0191 215 9408
Good
56 placesNE30 3SH07745105495
Good
50 placesNE25 9DF07989 720002
Good
48 placesNE26 1TQ0191 2581662
Good
48 placesNE28 8TS07902616097
Good
41 placesNE12 5UT07398275681
Good
40 placesNE26 1DG0191 429 6967
Good
40 placesNE26 2SY07793238816
Good
33 placesNE28 0EP07971391065
Good
32 placesNE28 8QL07546512311
Report card Nov 2025
32 placesNE28 6HR0191 2634022
Good
32 placesNE29 8QD07521286721
Good
30 placesNE27 0JE07749857358
Good
26 placesNE29 0BU07521286721
Good
25 placesNE23 7HS07846232238
Good
24 placesNE28 9HA07763889516
Good
24 placesNE25 9EG07500 116 133
Good
24 placesNE30 3LJ0191 251 5801
Good
18 placesNE26 3HW07863057285
Inadequate
NE28 6HB0191 5807130
Not yet inspected
130 placesNE12 8QP0191 259 9299
Not yet inspected
96 placesNE25 9QW07800858550
Not yet inspected
87 placesNE12 5AB07766311054
Not yet inspected
75 placesNE25 9DY07984745620
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55 placesNE12 8FD01914661812
Not yet inspected
43 placesNE25 9XJ07464484482
Report card May 2026
36 placesNE28 7BB07359079602
Report card May 2026
30 placesNE27 0EP07484785327
Not yet inspected
30 placesNE13 6JJ07960100011
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30 placesNE12 9SS0776 3889515
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25 placesNE27 0PW0191 2524188
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20 placesNE27 0FZ07902610968
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20 placesNE13 6DS07850167187
Not yet inspected
18 placesNE13 6NB0191 6250100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Stars Nursery Newcastle | North Shields | 79 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Benton Dene Out of School Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 75 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Holystone Out of School Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Southridge Out of School Club | Whitley Bay | 27 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Jelly Tots Preschool | Newcastle upon Tyne | 25 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| The Wildside | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| NTC In-House Play Scheme | North Shields | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Leighs Nurseries | Newcastle upon Tyne | 130 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Spring Gardens Out Of School Club Ltd | North Shields | 50 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Footprints Day Nursery | North Shields | 22 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Rachaels Rascals | Wallsend | 30 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Hadrian Park Playgroup & Childcare | Wallsend | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| ACT 2 CAM | North Shields | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Trailblazers Rockcliffe | Whitley Bay | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Bigfoot Arts Education (North East) Ltd | North Shields | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Trailblazers Ivy Road | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Family Tree Children's Day Nursery | Wallsend | 72 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Spring - Howdon | Wallsend | 63 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Mini Merrys Private Day Nursery | Whitley Bay | 47 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Early Adventures | Newcastle upon Tyne | 34 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Woodlawn School | Whitley Bay | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Children's Choice at Southridge | Whitley Bay | 112 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Kids Planet Monkseaton | Whitley Bay | 100 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Dudley Pre-School | Cramlington | 20 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Wallsend Day Nursery | Wallsend | 120 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Little Sunshine Childcare | Wallsend | 83 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| St Albans Pre School | Whitley Bay | 56 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Whitley Bay Kumon Study Centre | Whitley Bay | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Hazlewood Out Of School Club | Newcastle upon Tyne | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| St Bartholomew's Playgroup | Newcastle upon Tyne | 20 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Caldeira Tennis | Monkseaton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| School's Out at Preston Grange | North Shields | 20 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Footsteps Howdon | Wallsend | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Kidds Are Us | Wallsend | 2 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Kumon (North Shields Study Centre) | North Shields | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| PEAK Holiday Camp Venue 1 | Wallsend | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |