Henry's Hut
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ponteland for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2023. Open since 2013, with 26 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
NE20 9EYWhat 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, 12 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff think carefully how they can help children to settle in this safe, welcoming and nurturing nursery. They collect lots of information from parents about their children's development and care needs. This helps staff to meet children's needs from the start. Children are very happy in the nursery and have lovely relationships with staff. They run in happily, eager to start their day. Staff display photos of children and their families at a low-level as they enter, to help to reassure children.
Staff want all children to be independent and lifelong learners, who are ready for school. They adapt activities to engage and motivate children. For example, children develop their coordination in a variety of ways in preparation for writing.
Younger children make marks in coloured rice with sticks and manipulate dough.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement the plans in place to provide staff with professional development to support children's communication and language development even further n plan whole-group activities, especially at times of transition, more carefully to engage younger children fully in their learning.
- 12 July 2023Good
- 5 October 2017Good
- 22 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Henry's Hut
- 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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