Spittal Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Berwick-Upon-Tweed for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2005, with 66 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 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
TD15 1RGWhat 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, 8 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children skip through the door on arrival, happy to see familiar staff and keen to join their friends at play. They invite the inspector to join their games, showing a strong sense of belonging and security in nursery. Staff are vigilant and supervise children well. Children follow staff's consistent guidance and boundaries. They behave well and show kindness and consideration for others. For example, toddlers pass toys to babies, waiting for them to smile in response.
Staff take account of children's prior experiences when planning for their learning.
For example, they provide visits to the park and beach for children who may have fewer opportunities to experience this outside of nursery. The new curriculum has created a stronger focus on helping each child to achieve what they need to learn next. This supports the good progress that all children make. Babies develop their strength, balance and coordination when they roll, throw and kick balls. Toddlers show increasing independence when they clear their own plates after snack. Preschool children learn to take turns during games in the garden.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to maintain their focus on what pre-school children need to learn when planning and implementing activities n help children to make even better progress in their language skills, for example, by modelling new words clearly to children and giving them plenty of time and opportunities to use language in their play n continue with the improvements to the outdoor provision to encourage children's motivation and engagement even more consistently.
- 8 August 2024Good
- 8 December 2023Needs improvement
- 12 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Spittal Day Nursery
- 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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