Spring - Leam Lane
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gateshead for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2016, with 74 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 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
NE10 8QHWhat 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.
- 17 June 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a wonderfully calm and supportive environment in which all children make good progress. They are extremely caring, nurturing and responsive to children's needs. Staff know the children and their families very well. All children and babies demonstrate they feel happy, safe and secure.
Children are well behaved. They develop a very good understanding of the nursery's routines, rules and boundaries. Older children show high levels of selfregulation and build strong relationships. They remind their friends that, 'Sharing is caring, and caring is kind'. Staff give younger children consistent, gentle messages to help them learn to share resources, have good manners and behave well. The whole staff team are very positive role models for children. They speak to each other with kindness and respect and this creates a very happy place for children to learn.
This inclusive and stimulating environment ensures all children can fully participate and make the most of what is on offer. For example, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the full attention and highly tailored support from their key persons and the special educational needs coordinator. They skilfully reflect on the children's needs and interests daily and children make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to make better use of their interactions with younger children in order to build on what they already know to challenge children's thinking, in particular during spontaneous play and routines.
- 12 June 2024Good
- 9 August 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Spring - Leam Lane
- 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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