Riverside Ready For School Centre.
Day nursery in North Shields, NE29. Part of the North Tyneside council area.
Riverside Centre, Minton Lane, North Shields, NE29 6DQWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 20 June 2023
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Riverside Ready For School Centre. sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £140 | £444 |
| 2 years old | £126 | £398 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £117 | £369 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Riverside Ready For School Centre. against North Shields
| Riverside Ready For School Centre. | North Shields average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 40 | 65 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 100% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Riverside Ready For School Centre.
- What Ofsted grade does Riverside Ready For School Centre. have?
- Riverside Ready For School Centre. was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 20 June 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Riverside Ready For School Centre. take?
- Ofsted registers Riverside Ready For School Centre. for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in North Shields has 65.
- How much does Riverside Ready For School Centre. cost?
- Riverside Ready For School Centre. sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Riverside Ready For School Centre. offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Riverside Ready For School Centre. how it offers them.
- When was Riverside Ready For School Centre. last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Riverside Ready For School Centre. on 20 June 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Riverside Ready For School Centre.?
- Nearby in NE29: Little Blossoms Childcare, Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill, Kids 1st - Rake Lane.
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.