51 nurseries in North Tyneside

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

51 day nurseries

10 rated Outstanding

5 with a new report card (10%)

2,916 places in total

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

Outstanding nurseries in North Tyneside

10 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 North Tyneside
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Kids Planet Wallsend Wallsend, NE28	Outstanding	5 August 2025	120
2	Kids Planet Southridge Whitley Bay, NE25	Outstanding	19 June 2025	54
3	Amberley Out Of School Club Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Outstanding	1 November 2024	30
4	Bailey's Butterflies Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Outstanding	5 August 2024	74
5	Little Blossoms Childcare North Shields, NE29	Outstanding	23 April 2024	85
6	Zone 4 Kids Whitley Bay, NE26	Outstanding	14 March 2024	52
7	Riverside Ready For School Centre. North Shields, NE29	Outstanding	20 June 2023	40
8	Rainbow Childcare Whitley Bay, NE26	Outstanding	18 April 2023	36
9	Tynemouth Nursery at Battle Hill Wallsend, NE28	Outstanding	22 February 2023	37
10	Little Cygnets Childcare Ltd Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Outstanding	27 April 2022	37

Day nurseries in North Tyneside, best rated first

All 51 day nurseries in North Tyneside
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Kids Planet Wallsend Wallsend, NE28	Outstanding	5 August 2025	120
2	Kids Planet Southridge Whitley Bay, NE25	Outstanding	19 June 2025	54
3	Amberley Out Of School Club Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Outstanding	1 November 2024	30
4	Bailey's Butterflies Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Outstanding	5 August 2024	74
5	Little Blossoms Childcare North Shields, NE29	Outstanding	23 April 2024	85
6	Zone 4 Kids Whitley Bay, NE26	Outstanding	14 March 2024	52
7	Riverside Ready For School Centre. North Shields, NE29	Outstanding	20 June 2023	40
8	Rainbow Childcare Whitley Bay, NE26	Outstanding	18 April 2023	36
9	Tynemouth Nursery at Battle Hill Wallsend, NE28	Outstanding	22 February 2023	37
10	Little Cygnets Childcare Ltd Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Outstanding	27 April 2022	37
11	Early Adventures Ltd Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27	Expected standard in 5 of 6	26 May 2026	30
12	Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill North Shields, NE29	Expected standard in 5 of 6	19 May 2026	64
13	Little Rascals Childcare Wallsend, NE28	Expected standard in 5 of 6	11 November 2025	32
14	Rachaels Rascals Childcare Wallsend, NE28	Expected standard in all 6	18 May 2026	36
15	Sir James Knott Nursery School Nest at Howard Street North Shields, NE30	Expected standard in all 6	25 March 2026	15
16	Kids 1st - Quorum Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Good	1 August 2025	108
17	Jelly Babies Day Nursery Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Good	16 July 2025	41
18	Kids 1st - Rake Lane North Shields, NE29	Good	1 July 2025	112
19	Rainbows 2 Whitley Bay, NE26	Good	8 May 2025	40
20	The Family Tree Childrens' Day Nursery Limited Wallsend, NE28	Good	11 December 2024	82
21	Kids Planet Monkseaton Whitley Bay, NE26	Good	20 August 2024	82
22	Linskill Nursery North Shields, NE30	Good	14 May 2024	81
23	Shooting Stars Wallsend Wallsend, NE28	Good	11 April 2023	90
24	School's Out at Langley Whitley Bay, NE25	Good	4 April 2023	50
25	Field House Nursery Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Good	17 January 2023	119
26	Bright Start Childcare at Solway House Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Good	9 January 2023	75
27	Little Gems of The Sea Whitley Bay, NE25	Good	21 December 2022	24
28	Tynemouth Nursery North Shields, NE30	Good	11 October 2022	75
29	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27	Good	17 August 2022	110
30	Forest Hall Day Nursery Forest Hall, NE12	Good	12 April 2022	96
31	Kinder Castle North Shields, NE30	Good	31 March 2022	97
32	Little Twisters Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Good	31 March 2022	70
33	Shining Stars Wallsend, NE28	Good	21 January 2022	32
34	Backworth Childcare Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27	Good	17 January 2022	30
35	Little Learners Childcare (N.E.) Limited North Shields, NE29	Good	7 December 2021	26
36	Little Sunshine Childcare Wallsend, NE28	Good	10 November 2021	33
37	Footprints Day Nursery Wallsend Wallsend, NE28	Good	13 October 2021	100
38	Little Acorns Childcare Whitley Bay, NE26	Good	13 October 2021	40
39	Little Learners Childcare (N.E.) Limited North Shields, NE29	Good	7 July 2021	32
40	YMCA Day Nursery North Shields, NE30	Good	2 July 2021	77
41	Good Time Childcare At Redesdale Wallsend, NE28	Good	24 June 2021	48
42	Little Hubbers Day Nursery North Shields, NE29	Good	9 June 2021	74
43	Little Rainbows Nursery Wallsend, NE28	Inadequate	28 March 2024
44	Hadrian Bears Playgroup Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
45	Kids Planet Longbenton Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12	Not yet graded	Not yet	130
46	Mini Merrys Private Day Nursery Whitley Bay, NE25	Not yet graded	Not yet	43
47	Net360cic-Club1 Whitley Bay, NE25	Not yet graded	Not yet
48	Net360cic-Club2 Whitley Bay, NE26	Not yet graded	Not yet
49	School's Out At Backworth Park Backworth, NE27	Not yet graded	Not yet	20
50	The Nursery Killingworth, NE12	Not yet graded	Not yet	87
51	Tots Are Us Ltd Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13	Not yet graded	Not yet	20

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

Towns in North Tyneside

Nurseries by postcode in North Tyneside

Nursery fees in North Tyneside

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

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