What Ofsted grade does Little Jems have?

Little Jems has not had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New nurseries are usually inspected within 30 months of registering.

How many children can Little Jems take?

Ofsted registers Little Jems for 72 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Houghton Le Spring has 51.

How much does Little Jems cost?

Little Jems 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 Little Jems 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 Little Jems how it offers them.

Which nurseries are near Little Jems?

Nearby in DH5: Houghton Community Nursery School, Hetton Lyons Nursery School, Nesham Private Nursery.

Little Jems

Day nursery in Houghton Le Spring, DH5. Part of the Sunderland council area.

Victoria Street, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 9DG

72 places

2026 registered with Ofsted

6 of 7 in our Houghton Le Spring ranking

£117 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North East average

What Ofsted found

Not yet graded

Ofsted has registered this nursery but has not yet carried out a graded inspection.

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What a place could cost

Little Jems 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.

Little Jems against Houghton Le Spring

	Little Jems	Houghton Le Spring average
Places	72	51
Ofsted outcome	Not yet graded	71% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Little Jems

What Ofsted grade does Little Jems have?: Little Jems has not had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New nurseries are usually inspected within 30 months of registering.
How many children can Little Jems take?: Ofsted registers Little Jems for 72 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Houghton Le Spring has 51.
How much does Little Jems cost?: Little Jems 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 Little Jems 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 Little Jems how it offers them.
Which nurseries are near Little Jems?: Nearby in DH5: Houghton Community Nursery School, Hetton Lyons Nursery School, Nesham Private Nursery.

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.