11 nurseries in NE3 (Gosforth, Fawdon, Kingston Park)

Every day nursery with a NE3 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in North East after the free hours.

11 day nurseries

1 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (9%)

830 places in total

£126 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in NE3 (Gosforth, Fawdon, Kingston Park), best rated first

All 11 day nurseries in NE3 (Gosforth, Fawdon, Kingston Park)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	The Elmfield Nursery NE3 4YA	Outstanding	8 December 2022	102
2	Gosforth Nursery NE3 1HN	Expected standard in 5 of 6	15 January 2026	45
3	Church View Day Nursery NE3 3XT	Good	5 August 2025	60
4	St Gabriels, Gosforth NE3 4ES	Good	21 May 2025	130
5	Nurserytime NE3 4NY	Good	19 February 2025	88
6	Kids 1st - Gosforth NE3 3PN	Good	13 January 2025	108
7	Kids Planet Kenton Park NE3 4RU	Good	13 February 2024	74
8	Bright Beginnings Childrens Day Nursery NE3 3EJ	Good	18 October 2023	65
9	Ladybird Childrens Nursery NE3 1UL	Good	25 September 2023	56
10	Maple Lodge Nursery NE3 1NN	Good	13 June 2023	67
11	Bright Minds Nursery @ Kenton School NE3 3RU	Good	24 January 2022	35

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

NE3 is in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Nursery fees in NE3

What day nurseries in North East charge on average. Fees in NE3 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 NE3

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in NE3 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

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 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.