Childcare@dawn to dusk
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Morpeth for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2022, with 39 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 Northumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Northumberland 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
NE61 3RDWhat 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, 26 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff work with parents to help children to settle well in this welcoming nursery.
They arrange visits around individual children's needs. This helps children to form close attachments with the staff and their key person. Staff have high expectations for every child. They know the children well and what they need to learn next.
Children make good progress from their starting points. Children are keen to learn about the natural world. Pre-school children dig up the vegetables that they have grown, such as potatoes. Staff guide them to discover what they are like. For example, they ask children to smell them, cut them up and taste them when they have been cooked. Staff talk to children about why it is important to eat healthy foods. They explain that children need energy from the food after they have been running round. They explain to children under the age of three years that yogurt helps to grow their bones and teeth.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consider the learning environment indoors and outdoors, particularly for the youngest less-mobile children, to support children's development to the highest levels n enhance the professional development of staff, so that it is highly focused on helping staff to put what they learn into practice.
- 26 September 2023Good
Still missing for Childcare@dawn to dusk
- 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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