Little Angels at Fenham Children's Centre
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2021. Open since 2006, with 45 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 Newcastle upon Tyne
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Newcastle upon Tyne 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
NE4 9XZWhat 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, 27 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children relish being in this welcoming, safe and exceptionally well-resourced environment. They separate with ease from their parents, keen to get into the nursery and excited for their learning to begin. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the management team has adapted daily routines. Parents comment on how much more independent their children have become since the drop-off and collection arrangements have changed and parents no longer enter the nursery.
Children delight in displaying their developing physical skills. They join together across all ages for a pumpkin hunt. Children excitedly rush around the outdoor area, thrilled to find the pumpkins. Older children learn that they can carry the smaller pumpkins easily, but that they need two hands to pick up the very largest pumpkins. Children's faces show satisfaction as they manoeuvre themselves along an obstacle course of crates and planks. They know that they need to walk slowly and put their arms out to balance.
Babies show high levels of social awareness. The very youngest babies delight as slightly older babies join their play. They acknowledge each other with looks and smiles as they play together and contentedly share resources. Staff support children to become skilful communicators. Babies show how skilled they are at communicating. They engage staff in conversations, babbling and gurgling as they talk to staff. Older children are able to engage in discussions and articulate their ideas with high levels of confidence. For example, children talk together as they pretend to wash crockery. They discuss what bags they will need as they plan a shopping trip.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend professional development opportunities for staff, to raise the quality of teaching to an even higher level n review the organisation of some daily routines, to ensure that all opportunities are consistently used to extend and develop children's learning even further.
- 27 October 2021Good
- 5 June 2015Outstanding
- 17 October 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Angels at Fenham Children's Centre
- 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.
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