Little Bears Children Day Nursery Limited
Ofsted report card Dec 2025Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in December 2025. Open since 2017, with 43 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Early Years Government funding entitlement for all children aged 3 and 4 years; Government funded 15 hour places for 2 year olds (eligibility criteria); Government funded 30 hour places for working families from 9 month olds (eligibility criteria).
Worth knowing. Consumable charges for FUNDED ONLY children: 12/15 hours – £11.99 per week; 23/30 hours – £17.99 per week.
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
NE5 2BPWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 9 December 2025Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 21 February 2025Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 26 April 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Bears Children Day Nursery Limited
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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