Amberley Out Of School Club
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 19:45, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2017, with 30 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in North Tyneside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Tyneside from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
NE12 6SQWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 1 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff are strongly committed to providing the very best care and education to all children. They are very mindful of children's prior experiences and of how they can successfully build on these. The meticulously planned curriculum is securely rooted in knowledge of how children develop and what they need to learn next. Highly detailed plans about what children will be taught and how staff will teach them contribute to children's consistent progress and high achievements.
Children are happy, confident and eager to join in. They readily accept challenges in activities and talk animatedly and with pride about what they have learned.
Staff provide consistent encouragement and praise for children. There is much discussion in the setting about emotions. Staff encourage children to 'find their words' to describe how they feel. For example, they approach staff and say, 'I don't feel like me today', allowing staff to quickly and sensitively support them to feel better. Children show great responsibility and autonomy. For example, staff teach them about ways to keep themselves safe. Children check areas before they play and identify, for example, that toys should be picked up so that their friends do not trip.
- 1 November 2024Outstanding
- 26 February 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Amberley Out Of School Club
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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