Little Jems Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Jarrow for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £60.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2015, with 34 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
STARTING AT £60 PER DAY
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 hour and 30 hour funded places.
Worth knowing. Without any additional charges.
What childcare usually costs in South Tyneside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South 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
NE32 3EDWhat 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, 18 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident in this friendly and welcoming nursery. When new babies and children join, staff take the time to get to know them and their families. This means that children bond well with staff and get off to a strong and successful start.
Babies, toddlers and pre-school children have their own rooms, which provide a safe, nurturing environment for them to learn and explore. Children make their own choices in their play, and staff engage with them to develop their knowledge and understanding across the different areas of learning.
Children are encouraged to try new things and receive support and praise from staff as they succeed. Hugs and reassurance are on hand when needed. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff know what children need to do next to progress in their learning, and this is also shared with parents and carers.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen opportunities for staff to support children's growing language and communication skills throughout the nursery.
- 18 November 2022Good
- 24 February 2022Needs improvement
- 7 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Jems Nursery
- Youngest age taken
- 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 £60.00 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.
- 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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