Bridgewater - Early Years
Day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15.
Bridgewater, Delaval Road, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6NLWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 10 June 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Bridgewater - Early Years sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £140 | £444 |
| 2 years old | £126 | £398 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £117 | £369 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Bridgewater - Early Years against Newcastle upon Tyne
| Bridgewater - Early Years | Newcastle upon Tyne average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 70 | 66 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 95% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Bridgewater - Early Years
- What Ofsted grade does Bridgewater - Early Years have?
- Bridgewater - Early Years was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 10 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Bridgewater - Early Years take?
- Ofsted registers Bridgewater - Early Years for 70 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne has 66.
- How much does Bridgewater - Early Years cost?
- Bridgewater - Early Years sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Bridgewater - Early Years offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Bridgewater - Early Years how it offers them.
- When was Bridgewater - Early Years last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Bridgewater - Early Years on 10 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Bridgewater - Early Years?
- Nearby in NE15: Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Newburn, Green Tree Childcare, GEMS Nursery and Out of School Club.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.