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44 nurseries in Gateshead

Every day nursery in the Gateshead council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

44 day nurseries
5 rated Outstanding
5 with a new report card (11%)
2,883 places in total
£126 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Gateshead

6 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Gateshead
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Bensham Grove Nursery School at the Elgin Centre Gateshead, NE9Strong standard in 5 of 630 January 202652
2Bensham Grove Nursery School Gateshead, NE8Outstanding22 July 202598
3Rowlands Gill Under Fives Rowlands Gill, NE39Outstanding5 March 202420
4Duckpool Pre-School C.I.C Whickham, NE16Outstanding8 November 202324
5Whickham Parochial Pre-school Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16Outstanding9 June 202360
6Willows Montessori Nursery Ryton, NE40Outstanding17 November 202254

Day nurseries in Gateshead, best rated first

All 44 day nurseries in Gateshead
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Bensham Grove Nursery School at the Elgin Centre Gateshead, NE9Strong standard in 5 of 630 January 202652
2Bensham Grove Nursery School Gateshead, NE8Outstanding22 July 202598
3Rowlands Gill Under Fives Rowlands Gill, NE39Outstanding5 March 202420
4Duckpool Pre-School C.I.C Whickham, NE16Outstanding8 November 202324
5Whickham Parochial Pre-school Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16Outstanding9 June 202360
6Willows Montessori Nursery Ryton, NE40Outstanding17 November 202254
7Keser Torah Early Years Gateshead, NE8Expected standard in 3 of 624 April 2026140
8Kids 1st - Low Fell Gateshead, NE9Expected standard in 3 of 625 March 2026108
9Care With Cuddles Ryton, NE40Expected standard in all 616 April 202655
10Kids Planet Gateshead Gateshead, NE8Expected standard in all 624 March 202635
112nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow Chester Le Street, DH3Good30 September 202545
122nd Home Childcare Ltd@Chowdene Gateshead, NE9Good24 September 202537
13Trinity Corner Nursery Gateshead, NE8Good24 September 202596
14Willows Montessori Nursery (Crawcrook) Crawcrook, NE40Good17 June 202544
15Little Adventurers Day Nursery Limited Ryton, NE40Good11 June 202539
16Hawks Road Community Nursery T/A Tik-Tok Gateshead, NE10Good20 March 2025100
17Lyndhurst Early Years @ Cleveland Hall Gateshead, NE9Good10 September 202430
18Spring - Winlaton Winlaton, NE21Good16 July 202454
19Spring - Highfield Rowlands Gill, NE39Good10 July 202436
20Spring - Leam Lane Gateshead, NE10Good12 June 202474
21St Chad's Out of School Care Gateshead, NE8Good10 January 202465
22St Philip's Pre-School Gateshead, NE8Good15 November 202324
23Blaydon Childcare Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21Good10 November 202390
24Cromer Pre-School Limited Gateshead, NE9Good26 October 202365
25Whickham Cottage Nursery Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16Good13 September 2023108
26St Anne's Pre-School Gateshead, NE9Good27 June 202324
27Little Hearts Pre-School Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16Good16 June 202320
28The Valley Nursery and Kids Club Gateshead, NE11Good12 June 2023152
29Stepping Stones Day Nursery Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16Good26 April 202394
30Little Willows Kindergarten Gateshead, NE9Good29 March 2023120
31The Village Montessori at Wrekenton Gateshead, NE9Good29 March 202340
32Bright Star Nursery - Birtley Chester Le Street, DH3Good27 January 2023140
33Crookhill Early Years Ryton, NE40Good18 January 202360
34St Agnes Day Nursery Ryton, NE40Good12 January 202326
35Shira Daycare Gateshead, NE8Good8 November 202250
36Low Fell Community Pre-School Gateshead, NE9Good3 November 202230
37The Village Montessori Nursery School Chester Le Street, DH3Good19 August 202239
38Bridges Nursery and Out Of School Club Gateshead, NE8Good10 June 2022137
39Rose Villa Day Nursery Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16Good11 February 202292
40The New Mulberry Bush Gateshead, NE9Good8 July 202188
41Kids 1st QE Gateshead, NE9Good25 May 2021108
42Kip McGrath Education Centres - Gateshead West Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16Not yet gradedNot yet
43Little Adventurers Day Nursery Rising Sun Crawcrook, NE40Not yet gradedNot yet45
44Nurserytime Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21Not yet gradedNot yet65

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

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Nursery fees in Gateshead

What day nurseries in North East charge on average. Fees in Gateshead itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£166no funded hours£140after 30 funded hours
2 years old£159no funded hours£126after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£58after the free 15 hours£117after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Gateshead

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Gateshead as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

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.