Stanley's at Horsley Hill
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in South Shields 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 2006, with 54 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 South Tyneside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in South Tyneside 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
NE34 7TDWhat 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 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, confident and keen to learn. They become involved in independent play. For example, two-year-old children work diligently to carry water from the tap to the role-play kitchen outdoors. They help one another when the containers become too heavy to manage alone. Babies show a sense of security in staff's care. They snuggle up close while feeding from bottles and enjoy games of peekaboo with visitors. Pre-school children engage in pretend play, such as washing and dressing dolls. They nominate staff to be a 'special helper' during their games.
The manager is aware of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on some children's learning and development. She takes this into account within the new flexible, child-led curriculum, which is in its early stages. Staff take account of children's interests and abilities when planning activities and experiences. This encourages children's involvement and, generally, helps them to learn and remember more.
Staff encourage children to respect others and teach them good manners. Children are polite and well behaved. They develop good attention skills. Children listen to staff read storybooks. When they hear the 'tidy-up song', children help to put away activities when asked by staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- deepen staff's understanding of how to deliver a consistently high-quality curriculum that is securely embedded throughout the nursery n strengthen the evaluation of the setting and build on the good monitoring systems to ensure procedures and actions plans are completed in a timely manner n develop the arrangements for professional development further, to ensure this is consistently focused, highly effective and helps staff to raise the quality of their interactions to the highest level.
- 3 February 2023Good
- 19 April 2017Good
- 9 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stanley's at Horsley Hill
- 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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