Sugar 'n' Spice
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bradwell, Newcastle for from 1 year 7 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 16:30, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour for under 2, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 1994, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2birth to 2y | – | £7.00Under 2’s | |
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | – | £6.002 year olds | |
| 3 years and over3y to 5y | – | £5.253 years and over | |
| All ages | £5.50Before School Club £6.00After School Club | – |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.50 Breakfast
- £1.25 Tea
- £2.75 Lunch
Funded hours
Funded places for 2, 3, 4 year olds for 15 or 30 hours per week.
Worth knowing. Meal costs are additional to funded hours.
What childcare usually costs in Staffordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Staffordshire 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
ST5 8JSWhat 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, 2 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are firmly at the heart of this warm, friendly and family-orientated setting.
Staff take the time to build strong bonds with the children, who show they are happy to attend. New starters are given extra time, comfort and cuddles from staff.
This helps children to develop trust and supports their emotional well-being.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the organisation of group activities, so that children of different ages and abilities are supported to gain the best from the learning opportunities n review hygiene practices so they are consistently followed, and ensure that hygiene standards are of the highest quality.
- 2 August 2024Good
- 13 November 2018Good
- 12 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sugar 'n' Spice
- 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
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 £7.00 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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