Haltwhistle Little Star
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Haltwhistle for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2004, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
NE49 9DPWhat 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, 5 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
A key strength of this welcoming nursery is the relationships between staff and children. Staff provide a nurturing, caring approach for all children that helps them to separate quickly from their parents and explore their environment with confidence. Children sit cuddled up close to staff as they look through family photograph books and talk about important people at home, including their pets.
Staff ask children questions and engage them in conversations about their adventures with their families. Children talk about their pet dog having puppies and helping to care for them. This helps to develop children's communication and language skills.
Staff have high expectations for children's learning, and implement an ambitious programme of activities that help children to develop the essential skills for future learning. Staff encourage children to develop good levels of independence. Children spend time in the role-play area learning to dress themselves, and they practise putting on coats ready for outdoor play. They choose from a wealth of resources, and staff sensitively follow children's lead during play. Staff model thinking skills and encourage children to make predictions as they play. This includes during sand play games when children discover hidden objects. Staff encourage children to count and weigh, and develop an understanding of capacity and volume. This helps to promote children's mathematical development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to build on children's understanding of boundaries and how their behaviours may impact on others n review key routine times of the day, such as mealtimes and outdoor play, to ensure that children do not wait too long and remain engaged in their activities.
- 5 March 2024Good
- 21 March 2018Good
- 6 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Haltwhistle Little Star
- 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.