The Village Montessori Nursery School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chester Le Street for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2022. Open since 2012, with 39 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
DH3 2BDWhat 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.
- 6 January 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily, and eagerly leave their parents to explore the nursery.
They are greeted with a warm welcome by all staff, who engage with children in a nurturing and friendly manner. Babies readily approach key persons for cuddles and comfort, when they need reassurance. Older children invite staff to join in with their play. Children behave well. They are kind and considerate towards each other and know how to share and take turns.
Children are highly motivated, inquisitive investigators. For example, pre-school children carry out experiments. They carefully use the pipettes to drip oil into test tubes filled with water and are fascinated when the oil floats to the top. They decide they want to change the colour of the water and take advantage of being able to learn through their own trial and error. Staff take time talking to babies and encouraging them to respond with babbles and words. Children enjoy sharing books with staff and listening to stories. Discussions about the books help children to remember and understand the story. Pre-school children learn that books are informative, for instance, to help them learn more about planets. They also learn how to nurture and care for the tomato and strawberry plants as well as living creatures, such as Rusty and Jewel the guinea pigs. This helps children to develop empathy and a sense of responsibility.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give children more opportunity to think about and consolidate the information given by staff during some activities, taking account of their need to think about and share their responses and ideas n involve parents in decisions about how the early years pupil premium funding for their children is spent.
- 19 August 2022Good
- 28 March 2022Inadequate
- 11 September 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Village Montessori Nursery School
- 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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