Cramlington Kids Club Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Northburn Lea for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2024. Open since 2009, with 121 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free Entitlement 15 or 30hrs.
Worth knowing. Once the Funded hrs for the week have been used then the charges apply for the room the child attends either a Full / Half Day charge.
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
NE23 3STWhat 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, 4 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a warm, welcoming environment for children. Children arrive happy and settle well. They form secure attachments with staff. There is thorough and sensitive support in place for all children and in particular for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff work closely with other professionals who are involved with the children. They put in place shared strategies to help children make the best possible progress.
Children enjoy a wide variety of engaging experiences. Staff plan a broad curriculum that supports children's interests and helps them develop new ones. For instance, toddlers learn about the importance of cleaning their teeth. They practise cleaning teeth as they use a toothbrush and paste on the toy dinosaurs, which is a particular interest at the moment. Older children are prepared well for their move to school. Staff ensure that children can count to 10 and backwards. Children learn the names of shapes and how to recognise them. For example, they count how many sides and corners a shape has.
Children's behaviour is good. Staff have high expectations for their behaviour and are good role models. They praise children for their efforts. Staff encourage children to share the resources. They give gentle reminders about whether children should use loud voices.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review how young children sleep so that all children have the opportunity to lie flat for their sleep n develop information sharing with parents and raise children's understanding of the risks associated with using the internet.
- 4 June 2024Good
- 10 July 2023Needs improvement
- 1 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cramlington Kids Club Ltd
- What it costs
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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