Bridges Nursery and Out Of School Club
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Gateshead for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2001, with 137 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
From April 2024, eligible working parents of 2-year-olds can access 15 hours childcare support. By September 2025, eligible working families with children aged between 9 months and 5 years old will be entitled to 30 hours of childcare support.
What childcare usually costs in Gateshead
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Gateshead 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
NE8 2ELWhat 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.
- 8 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time in this welcoming and inclusive environment.
Staff greet children with warm interactions and smiles. This helps children to settle quickly, and they show a real eagerness to start their day. Children's behaviour is good. They share, take turns and use their manners with gentle reminders from staff. Staff act as excellent role models. They listen intently to what children have to say and treat them with respect. Children receive an abundance of encouragement and praise, which helps to boost their self-esteem and confidence in their abilities.
Babies are content and enjoy lots of cuddles from the kind and caring staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - review mealtime arrangements for babies who use high chairs so that staff are able to sit at their level and give babies their full attention when talking to them n focus more precisely on preparing children for changes in the daily routine to enable them to complete their chosen tasks before having to tidy away.
- 10 June 2022Good
- 19 December 2016Good
- 18 March 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bridges Nursery and Out Of School Club
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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