Whizz Kids Childcare
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in South Shields for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £6.50 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2015, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 04/09/26.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £6.50Breakfast Club £7.508.30am – 9am £13.50After School Care £15.003pm – 6pm, 3 hrs £25.009am –12noon or 12noon – 3pm, 3 hrs £45.009am – 3pm, 6 hrs |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £3.00 a day voluntary consumable lunch chargefor parents who use a 9am - 3pm funded session
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hour places.
Worth knowing. Voluntary consumable lunch charge of £3.00 per day for 9am-3pm funded sessions.
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
NE33 2SPWhat 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, 30 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children grow rapidly in confidence and independence at this very friendly and welcoming setting. They are very happy, settled and secure. Children help to plan menus and serve themselves at mealtimes. Staff support children to chop and peel their fruit independently and pour their own drinks. Children plan what they want to play with next and staff value their views and ideas. For example, when children want a pretend oven to play at baking, staff help them to create one themselves.
This helps children to develop a strong sense of ownership and belonging. Staff's support for children's personal, social and emotional development is outstanding.
They consistently praise and encourage children. This helps to raise children's selfesteem. Staff use specific praise, so that children are able to recognise their learning and achievements. Children play well together and learn to share and take turns. Their behaviour is excellent.
- 30 November 2022Outstanding
- 4 January 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Whizz Kids Childcare
- 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
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 £6.50 a session 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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