Millers Dene Day Care
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2011, with 47 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
NE6 4XWWhat 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, 15 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy in this warm, welcoming nursery. They arrive happily and separate well from their parents. New children attending are given plenty of cuddles and comfort. This positively enhances their emotional well-being and helps them to settle quickly. Babies receive loving and affectionate care from staff, who sensitively look after them and respond to their needs well. Babies shriek with delight as they engage in body painting and splash in the water. They develop important physical skills as they learn to balance as they create footprints on the floor and then clamber into the paddling pool. Older children enjoy using their imagination and recreate known, familiar experiences. They pretend to feed the dolls and carefully lay them in the cot for a nap. They organise the chairs side by side and tell their friends it is a car and they are going to the shops.
Children thoroughly enjoy sensory experiences, such as exploring a mixture of cornflour and water. They run their hands through the mixture and then raise their hands and see how it runs through their fingers. Staff encourage children to think about how it feels, using words such as 'soft', 'hard' and 'runny'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen all staff's understanding of the learning intention for planned activities, to enable them to shape activities more precisely to the learning needs of children n enhance further the individual support, coaching and professional development opportunities for all staff to raise the quality of teaching consistently to the highest level.
- 15 September 2023Good
- 12 December 2018Good
- 27 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Millers Dene Day Care
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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