Outstanding
114 placesNE61 6AW07766311054
North East
Childcare in Northumberland
210 registered providers with 4,942 places, up 19.5% since December 2021.
78day nurseries
92childminders
12after-school clubs
103newly registered since 2021
67.9%rated Good or better
169closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 34.3% 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.
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111 placesNE23 6QF01670 737274
Report card Nov 2025
98 placesNE61 6NF01670 517770
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Report card Jan 2026
60 placesNE61 1TL01670 511695
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Report card Mar 2026
100 placesNE20 9BH01661 871469
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60 placesNE66 1LT01665 510241
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54 placesNE24 4NR07803725724
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39 placesNE61 3RD01670 513636
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stobhillgate Explorers | Morpeth | 98 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stocksfield Explorers | Stocksfield | 77 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Explorers | Wylam | 62 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Chill Out Time Childcare@ Holywell Village First School | Whitley Bay | 47 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Chill Out Time Childcare @ Hirst | Ashington | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Den | Newbiggin By-The-Sea | 34 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Chill Out Time Childcare @ Seaton Valley | Whitley Bay | 34 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| 1st Step @ Mowbray | Choppington | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Hirst Welfare Centre Nursery | Ashington | 34 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Mid Tyne Kids Club | Stocksfield | 32 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Tamsin's Little Acorns | Ashington | 26 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Broomley Pre School | Stocksfield | 24 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Little Angels at Cramlington Village Primary | Cramlington | 60 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Leighs Nurseries | Newcastle upon Tyne | 49 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Little Badgers Child Care | Hexham | 46 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Hexham Community Centre Playgroup | Hexham | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Chollerton Pre-School Ltd | Hexham | 20 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| KUMON MORPETH | Morpeth | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| 1st Step @ Holywell Village First School | Whitley Bay | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| SEND to Learn Briardale | Blyth | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| PEAK Pioneers | Blyth | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Send To Learn Llp | Blyth | 30 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Edwin Street Nursery | Morpeth | 28 | Outstanding | Dec 2024 |
| Pioneers Morpeth Road | Blyth | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Pioneers Croftway | Blyth | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Pioneers Malvins Close | Blyth | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Red Balloon Pre-School Group | Berwick-Upon-Tweed | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Hirst Welfare Centre Nursery | Ashington | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Stomping Grounds Forest School | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Whitley Memorial OOSC | Bedlington | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Mini Merrys Private Nursery- Seaton Delaval | Whitley Bay | 28 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| West End OOSC | Bedlington | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Holywell Fun Club | Whitley Bay | 22 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Hirst Welfare Centre Nursery | Ashington | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Beaconhill OOSC | Cramlington | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Little Acorns Pre-School | Alnwick | 12 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Space to Play | Bedlington | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| PGL Ford Castle | Berwick-Upon-Tweed | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| The Den | Ponteland | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Ready Set Grow Nursery | Cramlington | 85 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Little Seeds Playgroup and Preschool | Newcastle upon Tyne | 78 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Roundabout Club (Goosehill) Ltd | Morpeth | 48 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Oranges And Lemons | Newcastle upon Tyne | 48 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Spring - RAF Boulmer | Alnwick | 45 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| Seaton Delaval Pre School | Seaton Delaval | 24 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Childcare @ dawn to dusk | Morpeth | 14 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Greenhead Preschool and Rainbow Nursery | Brampton | 9 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Oranges and Lemons (DHPS) | Newcastle upon Tyne | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Southfield Day Nursery | Cramlington | 60 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Carols Kidz Care | Newbiggin By the Sea | 29 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Bedlington Station Playgroup | Bedlington | 25 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Hand In Hand Pre School | Blyth | 22 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Cragside OOSC | Cramlington | 22 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Swarland Pre-School Group Limited | Morpeth | 19 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Park Farm Nursery | Newcastle upon Tyne | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| diandjims@Prudhoe | Prudhoe | 50 | Inadequate | Dec 2022 |
| Childcare @ Dawn to Dusk | Morpeth | 40 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Diandjims Nursery and School Club | Hexham | 26 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Spinning Tops (Seaton Delaval) | Whitley Bay | 26 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| The Dawn To Dusk Club LTD | Morpeth | 16 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |