Kinder Castle
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in North Shields for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £68.00 a day for over 2 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2004, with 97 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 yearsbirth to 2y | £72.007.30am- 6pm | £42.00Afternoon (12.30pm- 6pm), 5.5 hrs £43.00Morning (7.30am-12.30pm), 5 hrs | £340.00Full time | |
| Over 2 years2y to 5y | £68.007.30am- 6pm | £42.00Afternoon (12.30pm- 6pm), 5.5 hrs £43.00Morning (7.30am-12.30pm), 5 hrs | £318.00Full time |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £4.00 a session Afternoon session – foodDuring the funded days, includes afternoon snack and high tea
- £8.00 a session Morning session – foodDuring the funded days, includes breakfast, morning snack and 2 course meal
- £12.00 a day Full day – foodDuring the funded days, includes breakfast, morning snack, 2 course meal, afternoon
Discounts
- 10% 10% sibling discount
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Funded places for children from the term after they turn 9 months up till 4 years; 15 or 30 hours of funding per week.
Worth knowing. Funding available over 38 weeks of the year following school terms; food charges apply during funded days (full day £12, morning £8, afternoon £4); no charge for consumables such as nappies, wipes, extra-curricular activities and trips.
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
NE30 4AYWhat 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, 31 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in the nursery. They demonstrate positive attitudes to their play and learning. Children demonstrate high levels of engagement, curiosity and enthusiasm in their play. The key-person system is well established in the nursery. Children form close bonds with staff, who know children well. They are aware of their individual interests and stages of development. Staff identify experiences children may not have had elsewhere. For instance, taking a trip on a bus or looking for bugs in the park. They plan for these outings to help widen children's experiences of their local community. Staff work in partnership with parents to share information about children's care needs, interests and development. Children behave well. They listen to staff and understand the 'golden rules', which help to keep them safe at nursery. Children discuss feelings and emotions with staff and each other. For example, during circle time, children make sad and happy faces and talk about how they feel. Staff offer frequent praise and encouragement to children. This helps to promote children's self-confidence.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported at nursery. Staff work well together and with other professionals to ensure that children receive the support they need. Children are challenged in their learning.
For example, they recognise numbers and participate in number matching games.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend children's experiences of outdoor learning, particularly for those children who prefer to learn outdoors n review staff's use of vocabulary when interacting with children to use clear words to help children build on their already good communication skills.
- 31 March 2022Good
- 10 January 2017Good
- 25 August 2016Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kinder Castle
- 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.
- Is £68.00 a day still the rate? 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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