Little Twisters
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2012, with 70 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours FFE, 3 years + only; 15 Hour Place; 30 Hour Place.
Worth knowing. Funded placement meal costs and consumables charge apply; consumables charge is not a condition of placement.
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
NE12 9SZWhat 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
Staff in the nursery are friendly and welcoming. Children run in happily and demonstrate they are very happy in the nursery. From an early age, babies develop a strong relationship with their key person. This is evident as babies seek out and follow their key person. Children develop a good relationship with each other. For example, older children greet their friends happily when they arrive. They run up to them and say goodbye before they leave. Parents comment that their children really enjoy the nursery.
Children behave well. They learn to tidy up before lunch. Older children understand and follow the routine. For example, they line up and wait patiently to go outside.
Children learn to keep themselves safe. They show confidence in going up and down the steps to the nursery safely. Older children learn how to use knives appropriately and with control as they eat their lunch. Overall, staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. For example, staff working with older children encourage them to count to 20. Toddlers expand their vocabulary as they play alongside staff in the sand tray.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help children to maintain high levels of engagement, particularly during routine activities n ensure all activities are appropriate to children's age and stage of development n focus professional development on raising the quality of education to a higher level.
- 31 March 2022Good
- 14 December 2016Good
- 30 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Twisters
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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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