Outstanding
130 placesSR6 7PG0191 5373333
North East
Childcare in South Tyneside
89 registered providers with 2,154 places, up 14.7% since December 2021.
32day nurseries
46childminders
9after-school clubs
18newly registered since 2021
74.4%rated Good or better
43closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 35.2% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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90 placesNE32 3DQ0191 4838215
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78 placesNE32 5BA0191 4300428
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78 placesNE33 4LB0191 4543223
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74 placesNE35 9DG01915195920
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67 placesNE34 6ET0191 4553813
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55 placesNE33 4JT0191 4569404
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41 placesNE31 1QY0191 4287650
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28 placesNE32 4AQ0191 424 4814
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26 placesNE33 2SP01914279359
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20 placesNE33 2LS01914565418
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20 placesNE34 8PS07834788821
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20 placesNE34 8AB0191 4567751
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16 placesSR6 7NH07545181069
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109 placesNE34 6AS0191 4566314
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100 placesNE33 2QT07836718332
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96 placesNE31 1NX0191 4836040
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85 placesNE31 1QX07814600329
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72 placesNE33 4RT0191 4550777
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72 placesNE34 0PL0191 4557777
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68 placesNE34 9JD0191 423 4980
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63 placesNE31 1LR07836718332
Report card Dec 2025
57 placesNE32 5QY01914244907
Good
54 placesNE34 7TD0191 4569404
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52 placesNE36 0BZ0191 4698333
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51 placesNE34 8ED0191 4546773
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42 placesNE32 4AU01914250303
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36 placesNE32 3JA07523915281
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34 placesNE32 3ED01914899909
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30 placesNE31 2QP0191 4897575
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24 placesNE33 4SU0191 420 7657
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24 placesNE35 9DS0191 5368085
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120 placesNE34 6PF0191 456 2150
Report card Apr 2026
76 placesNE31 2FF07359108600
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70 placesNE33 2QT01914552772
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30 placesNE31 1HR07366018758
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30 placesNE32 4QD07950421183
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16 placesNE36 0SJ07840333293
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Hill Nursery | South Shields | 57 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Bright Kids @ Mortimer | South Shields | 24 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Stanley's at Jarrow | Jarrow | 12 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Stanley's at Whitburn & Marsden | Sunderland | 8 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Noah's Ark Nursery Hebburn | Hebburn | 38 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Hedworthfield Community Association | Jarrow | 35 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Annemarie & Linda's Happy Shack | East Boldon | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Little Acorns Preschool Nursery | East Boldon | 26 | Outstanding | Jun 2024 |
| Noah's Ark Wrap Around Care | Hebburn | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| The Grove | Jarrow | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Bright Sparkz | South Shields | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Our Place Kids Club Ltd | South Shields | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |