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12 nurseries in North Shields

Every day nursery in North Shields on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in North East after the free hours.

12 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (17%)
778 places in total
£126 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in North Shields

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

Best-rated day nurseries in North Shields
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Blossoms Childcare NE29 7AXOutstanding23 April 202485
2Riverside Ready For School Centre. NE29 6DQOutstanding20 June 202340
3Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill NE29 9AFExpected standard in 5 of 619 May 202664
4Sir James Knott Nursery School Nest at Howard Street NE30 1NTExpected standard in all 625 March 202615
5Kids 1st - Rake Lane NE29 8NHGood1 July 2025112

Day nurseries in North Shields, best rated first

All 12 day nurseries in North Shields
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Little Blossoms Childcare NE29 7AXOutstanding23 April 202485
2Riverside Ready For School Centre. NE29 6DQOutstanding20 June 202340
3Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill NE29 9AFExpected standard in 5 of 619 May 202664
4Sir James Knott Nursery School Nest at Howard Street NE30 1NTExpected standard in all 625 March 202615
5Kids 1st - Rake Lane NE29 8NHGood1 July 2025112
6Linskill Nursery NE30 2AYGood14 May 202481
7Tynemouth Nursery NE30 2BSGood11 October 202275
8Kinder Castle NE30 4AYGood31 March 202297
9Little Learners Childcare (N.E.) Limited NE29 0BUGood7 December 202126
10Little Learners Childcare (N.E.) Limited NE29 8QDGood7 July 202132
11YMCA Day Nursery NE30 1QPGood2 July 202177
12Little Hubbers Day Nursery NE29 6QJGood9 June 202174

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

Nurseries by postcode in North Shields

North Shields is in North Tyneside.

Nursery fees in North Shields

What day nurseries in North East charge on average. Fees in North Shields 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 North Shields

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