What Ofsted grade does Shining Stars have?

Shining Stars was rated Good at its inspection on 4 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Shining Stars take?

Ofsted registers Shining Stars for 15 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne has 66.

How much does Shining Stars cost?

Shining Stars 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 Shining Stars 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 Shining Stars how it offers them.

When was Shining Stars last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Shining Stars on 4 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Shining Stars?

Nearby in NE5: Universal Kids Childcare, Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, The Little Hut Pre School.

Shining Stars

Day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5.

Denton Community Association, Slatyford Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2UQ

15 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

19 of 55 in our Newcastle upon Tyne ranking

£117 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 4 September 2025

Ofsted grades for Shining Stars, inspection of 4 September 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Shining Stars 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.

Shining Stars against Newcastle upon Tyne

	Shining Stars	Newcastle upon Tyne average
Places	15	66
Ofsted outcome	Good	95% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Shining Stars

What Ofsted grade does Shining Stars have?: Shining Stars was rated Good at its inspection on 4 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Shining Stars take?: Ofsted registers Shining Stars for 15 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Newcastle upon Tyne has 66.
How much does Shining Stars cost?: Shining Stars 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 Shining Stars 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 Shining Stars how it offers them.
When was Shining Stars last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Shining Stars on 4 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Shining Stars?: Nearby in NE5: Universal Kids Childcare, Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School, The Little Hut Pre School.

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.