The Valley Nursery and Kids Club
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Gateshead 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2006, with 152 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
NE11 0JUWhat 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, 12 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers and staff have worked extremely hard to enhance the quality of the environment for children. Children benefit from exciting and purposeful play areas that help them to regulate their feelings and behaviours in a calm atmosphere. For instance, staff have created relaxing spaces for children who are able to use sensory lights and equipment. All children benefit from a curriculum that has been specifically designed to strengthen children's emotional development. This includes children forming close relationships with their key person and their friends who attend nursery with them. Children show that they feel safe and secure, separating easily from their parents on arrival and eagerly greeting their friends. Staff support children to talk about how they are feeling and to understand how their feelings and behaviours may impact on others.
Staff offer encouragement to children throughout all aspects of play and learning.
They celebrate with children when they show pride in their achievements. For example, staff show others a model of a toy castle a child has created using recyclable materials. Staff and children join in offering compliments and praise.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on performance management procedures to help to identify emerging gaps in practice, particularly when introducing change to children's routine n enhance transition times at the setting to help children to prepare for the end of their play time before introducing the next part of the daily routine.
- 12 June 2023Good
- 24 June 2022Needs improvement
- 24 March 2022Inadequate
- 19 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Valley Nursery and Kids Club
- 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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