Field House Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1992, with 119 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 8BPWhat 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, 17 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this caring nursery. They develop strong relationships with their key person and other staff. For example, two-year-old children enjoy sitting on their key person's knee as they sing songs. Parents comment that the dedication that staff have is phenomenal, particularly for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Managers have steered the nursery through a period of unsettlement due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fully acknowledge how this has impacted on the practice. Despite changes to staffing and the room organisation, staff continue to have very high expectations of children's learning.
For example, older children confidently count to 20 and beyond in their play.
Babies develop their small-muscle skills as they grasp and pick up things.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend opportunities for children to develop as independent and curious learners to raise their achievements to an even higher level.
- 17 January 2023Good
- 21 February 2017Outstanding
- 29 November 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Field House Nursery
- 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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