Little Learners Childcare (N.E.) Limited
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in North Shields for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £69.00 a day for under 3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2021. Open since 2014, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3 yearsbirth to 3y | £69.00 £73.00 | – | |
| All ages | – | £45.00 |
Funded hours
15 hours & 30 hours of funding, accessed during term time; funded only spaces available.
Worth knowing. Meal charges are effective when taking up funded hours; for 2 year olds receiving support accessing 15 hours – no meal charges.
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
NE29 0BUWhat 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, 7 December 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children very much enjoy their time at the nursery. They happily leave their parents on arrival to quickly engage in their play. Children of all ages quickly develop warm and affectionate attachments with staff, who actively help them to feel safe and gain emotional security. Children enthusiastically explore the environment. They are confident and independent learners. All children, regardless of their age, can easily select the toys they want to use from low-level shelving.
This helps them to independently choose what they would like to play with. Staff implement a consistent positive approach to managing children's behaviour. This helps children to understand boundaries, behave well and have good attitudes to their learning.
Children have immense fun as they explore with real items within the role-play area. They show team spirit as they help each other to cut fruit and vegetables and make soup. Children show pride in their efforts and constantly receive praise and encouragement from staff. They enjoy listening to stories. Children collectively choose the story as they vote using counters. They giggle with delight at the story and older children predict the ending. Children are beginning to identify their name as they write letters to Santa.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop opportunities to provide extra challenge for children and build on what they already know and can do, to extend their learning to the highest possible level n offer children more opportunity and time to think critically for themselves, test out ideas and problem solve.
- 7 December 2021Good
- 23 February 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Learners Childcare (N.E.) Limited
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Is £69.00 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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