What Ofsted grade does Little Tinklers have?

Little Tinklers was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 14 February 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Little Tinklers take?

Ofsted registers Little Tinklers for 45 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Northumberland has 54.

How much does Little Tinklers cost?

Little Tinklers 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 Tinklers 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 Tinklers how it offers them.

When was Little Tinklers last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Little Tinklers on 14 February 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Little Tinklers?

Nearby in NE20: Ponteland Private Nursery, Park Farm Day Nursery, Henry's Hut.

Little Tinklers

Day nursery in Northumberland, NE20.

Ponteland Childrens Centre, Thornhill Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9QB

45 places

2016 registered with Ofsted

11 of 78 in our Northumberland ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 14 February 2024

Ofsted grades for Little Tinklers, inspection of 14 February 2024
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.

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What a place could cost

Little Tinklers 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 Tinklers against Northumberland

	Little Tinklers	Northumberland average
Places	45	54
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	76% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Little Tinklers

What Ofsted grade does Little Tinklers have?: Little Tinklers was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 14 February 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Little Tinklers take?: Ofsted registers Little Tinklers for 45 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Northumberland has 54.
How much does Little Tinklers cost?: Little Tinklers 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 Tinklers 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 Tinklers how it offers them.
When was Little Tinklers last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Little Tinklers on 14 February 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Little Tinklers?: Nearby in NE20: Ponteland Private Nursery, Park Farm Day Nursery, Henry's Hut.

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.