Huggies Day Nursery
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newcastle 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 2006, with 96 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 Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
ST5 8RQWhat 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, 28 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish at this warm and welcoming nursery. They arrive eager to start their day and are greeted enthusiastically by staff. Children make excellent progress with their personal development. Staff promote children's independence seamlessly throughout the nursery. Children demonstrate a real can-do attitude to learning, which is enhanced by consistent praise and encouragement from staff.
The manager and staff are passionate about providing rich and meaningful experiences for children that enhance their knowledge and understanding of the world around them. Pre-school children learn a new language. They eagerly say
'hola' to their Spanish teacher as she arrives for their session. Babies demonstrate high levels of concentration and determination as they tap their rhythm sticks to the beat of the song. Children learn to respect and take care of animals as they look after the nursery's guinea pigs. Children receive a wealth of experiences and develop the skills they need to prepare them for their future success.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus more precisely on monitoring staff's teaching practice to help address minor variations and consistently raise the standard of teaching to the highest level.
- 28 February 2023Good
- 28 July 2017Good
- 3 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Huggies Day 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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