Riding Mill Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Riding Mill for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £8.00 an hour for under 3yrs, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2018, with 15 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2025.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3yrsbirth to 3y | £8.00Children under 3yrs | |
| Over 3yrs3y to 5y | £6.50Children over 3yrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.00 per 15 minutes 11 minutes or morelate collection, per additional minute
- £5.00 Up to 5 minutes latelate collection
- £10.00 6 to 10 minutes latelate collection
Funded hours
The Government funds 15 hours of childcare per week for ALL 3 year olds, starting in the term following their third birthday. Some families are eligible for an additional 15 hours (30 hours total). This can be split across more than one childcare provider. The Government also provides 15 hours funding per week for some 2 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in Northumberland
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Northumberland 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
NE44 6DRWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 2 July 2021.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Riding Mill Preschool
- Meals
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £8.00 an hour 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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