St Mary's Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hexham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2023. Open since 2000, with 49 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
NE46 2EEWhat 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, 3 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers want to provide children with a safe and home-from-home environment to play and learn in. They know what they want children to learn and achieve.
Overall, staff provide a curriculum which helps children to be ready for school.
Children are extremely happy in the nursery. Staff plan the environment to enable children to make independent choices about what they play with. They listen carefully to children's views and opinions. This helps children to feel valued and settled in the nursery. Staff give children regular opportunities to play outdoors in the fresh air each day.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to have a greater understanding of what individual children need to learn next and share this information more consistently with parents n enhance staff's knowledge of how to help children who need extra support to catch up in their language development n focus professional development on extending staff's practice and the quality of education to a higher level.
- 3 November 2023Good
- 10 April 2018Good
- 5 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Mary's 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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