19 nurseries in Newcastle

Every day nursery in Newcastle on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in West Midlands after the free hours.

19 day nurseries

4 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (11%)

1,076 places in total

£138 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Newcastle

The top of our Newcastle ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Newcastle
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Newcastle College Day Nursery NE4 7SA	Strong standard in all 6	2 March 2026	25
2	Croft Day Nursery ST5 1DS	Outstanding	27 September 2023	58
3	Southlands Kindergarten ST5 8BZ	Outstanding	16 September 2022	30
4	Peter Pan Centre ST5 9NY	Outstanding	4 August 2022	25
5	Keele University Day Nursery ST5 5BG	Outstanding	17 November 2021	128

Day nurseries in Newcastle, best rated first

All 19 day nurseries in Newcastle
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Newcastle College Day Nursery NE4 7SA	Strong standard in all 6	2 March 2026	25
2	Croft Day Nursery ST5 1DS	Outstanding	27 September 2023	58
3	Southlands Kindergarten ST5 8BZ	Outstanding	16 September 2022	30
4	Peter Pan Centre ST5 9NY	Outstanding	4 August 2022	25
5	Keele University Day Nursery ST5 5BG	Outstanding	17 November 2021	128
6	Kids Planet Brampton Park ST5 0QP	Expected standard in 5 of 6	27 February 2026	109
7	Wolstanton Kindergarten ST5 0BL	Good	30 July 2025	25
8	Early Days Nursery ST5 2ND	Good	11 June 2024	60
9	Albert Bear Limited ST5 7EA	Good	15 May 2024	40
10	Rainbow Day Nursery ST5 2SX	Good	1 June 2023	50
11	Huggies Day Nursery ST5 8RQ	Good	28 February 2023	96
12	Westlands Little Stars Childcare ST5 2QY	Good	6 December 2022	104
13	Southlands Creche ST5 0HU	Good	15 November 2022	26
14	Orchard Private Day Nursery ST5 0BH	Good	3 November 2022	50
15	Kids 1st at Great Park NE13 9BD	Good	21 October 2022	106
16	The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford ST5 0SX	Good	17 October 2022	36
17	Smylers Preschool/Wraparound ST5 6QJ	Good	4 November 2021	24
18	The Lyme Nursery Ltd ST5 1DS	Good	29 September 2021	60
19	Seabridge Little Stars Childcare ST5 3PJ	Not yet graded	Not yet	24

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

Nurseries by postcode in Newcastle

Newcastle is in Staffordshire and Newcastle upon Tyne.

Nursery fees in Newcastle

What day nurseries in West Midlands charge on average. Fees in Newcastle itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, West Midlands, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£175no funded hours	£142after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£171no funded hours	£138after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£66after the free 15 hours	£133after 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 Newcastle

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