Lyndhurst Early Years @ Cleveland Hall
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gateshead for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £35.75 a day for 18 months, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2013, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 months18m to 5y | £35.7518 Month Old Children full day 6.5 hour day | £5.00breakfast club 7.30am to 8.30am £16.503 hrs | |
| 2, 3 and 4 year old2y to 3y | £34.122, 3 and 4 year old full 6.5 hour day | £15.753 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 a session Breakfast Club per morning (to include breakfast)includes breakfast
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £5.00 an hour 2 year Old Funded Children per hour to top up funded hoursFull session times must be paid for when paying to top up hours.
- £4.50 an hour 3 or 4 year Old Funded Children per hour to top up fundedFull session times must be paid for when paying to top up hours.
Funded hours
15 or 30 free nursery funded hours, government funded places starting from 9 months old.
Worth knowing. Full session times must be paid for when paying to top up hours.
What childcare usually costs in Gateshead
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Gateshead 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
NE9 6TAWhat 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, 10 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The pre-school is a calm, welcoming and inclusive setting. Staff build strong, nurturing relationships with the children. Children thrive in confidence and happiness during their time here. The staff have a very solid understanding of the community where they work. They know the challenges that children and families can face in their daily lives and provide a caring service, which supports parent's and carers as well as the children who attend.
The pre-school is ambitious regarding children's learning and development. Staff use their knowledge of the children's needs to ensure that their curriculum serves the children well. For instance, staff identify that their children require greater support in communication and language development. They also pay particular attention to developing children's skills in social skills and self-care. Parents talk with pride about the progress their children make in these areas.
The pre-school has high expectations of behaviour, including using kind manners and developing a positive attitude to learning. As a result of this focus and the high-quality teaching, behaviour is very good and children demonstrate they feel safe and secure here.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide even further support for quieter children to offer their ideas and participate during group sessions n further develop children's independence in using tools to practice fine motor skills.
- 10 September 2024Good
- 11 October 2023Needs improvement
- 6 June 2023Inadequate
- 1 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lyndhurst Early Years @ Cleveland Hall
- 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 £35.75 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.
- 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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