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32 nurseries in South Tyneside

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

32 day nurseries
13 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (6%)
1,918 places in total
£126 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in South Tyneside

14 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 South Tyneside
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Yellow Wellies Hebburn, NE31Strong standard in all 69 April 202676
2Bede Burn Kindergarten Tyne & Wear, NE32Outstanding30 January 202578
3Stanley's at Ridgeway South Shields, NE34Outstanding13 November 202420
4Whizz Kids Childcare South Shields, NE33Outstanding30 November 202226
5Stanley's At Marine Park South Shields, NE33Outstanding25 November 202220
6The Bungalow Pre-school South Shields, NE34Outstanding6 October 202220
7Stanley's at Hebburn Hebburn, NE31Outstanding14 June 202241
8Stanley's at Bede Jarrow, NE32Outstanding23 May 202228
9Westoe Village Kindergarten South Shields, NE34Outstanding25 April 202267
10Jarrow Day Nursery Jarrow, NE32Outstanding25 February 202290
11West Park Kindergarten South Shields, NE33Outstanding5 January 202278
12Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon Sunderland, SR6Outstanding22 November 2021130

Day nurseries in South Tyneside, best rated first

All 32 day nurseries in South Tyneside
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Yellow Wellies Hebburn, NE31Strong standard in all 69 April 202676
2Bede Burn Kindergarten Tyne & Wear, NE32Outstanding30 January 202578
3Stanley's at Ridgeway South Shields, NE34Outstanding13 November 202420
4Whizz Kids Childcare South Shields, NE33Outstanding30 November 202226
5Stanley's At Marine Park South Shields, NE33Outstanding25 November 202220
6The Bungalow Pre-school South Shields, NE34Outstanding6 October 202220
7Stanley's at Hebburn Hebburn, NE31Outstanding14 June 202241
8Stanley's at Bede Jarrow, NE32Outstanding23 May 202228
9Westoe Village Kindergarten South Shields, NE34Outstanding25 April 202267
10Jarrow Day Nursery Jarrow, NE32Outstanding25 February 202290
11West Park Kindergarten South Shields, NE33Outstanding5 January 202278
12Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Cleadon Sunderland, SR6Outstanding22 November 2021130
13Stanley's at Boldon Boldon Colliery, NE35Outstanding11 November 202174
14Stanleys at Riverside South Shields, NE33Outstanding4 October 202155
15Stanley's at Primrose Jarrow, NE32Expected standard in all 64 December 202557
16Top Of The Tots Jarrow, NE32Good4 September 202536
17Noah's Ark Wrap Around Care Hebburn, NE31Good15 May 202585
18Red Roof Nursery and Kids Club Hebburn, NE31Good11 February 202530
19Happy Days Jarrow, NE32Good8 January 202542
20Harton Village Kindergarten South Shields, NE34Good24 July 2024109
21Nurserytime Hebburn, NE31Good5 July 202363
22Nurserytime South Shields, NE33Good22 June 2023100
23Stanley's at Horsley Hill South Shields, NE34Good3 February 202354
24Ashfield Nursery & ELC South Shields, NE33Good12 December 202272
25Little Jems Nursery Jarrow, NE32Good18 November 202234
26Stanley's at Biddick Hall & Whiteleas South Shields, NE34Good4 November 202268
27Kids Planet Hebburn Hebburn, NE31Good9 June 202296
28Stanley's at All Saints South Shields, NE33Good18 May 202224
29The Horseshoe Day Nursery East Boldon, NE36Good5 May 202252
30Cleadon Tower Nursery South Shields, NE34Good16 February 202251
31Ashfield Nursery & ELC Harton Lane, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34Good10 August 202172
32Beach Hill Nursery South Shields, NE33Not yet gradedNot yet70

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

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Nursery fees in South Tyneside

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

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

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.