What Ofsted grade does Shira Daycare have?

Shira Daycare was rated Good at its inspection on 8 November 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Shira Daycare take?

Ofsted registers Shira Daycare for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gateshead has 67.

How much does Shira Daycare cost?

Shira Daycare 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 Shira Daycare 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 Shira Daycare how it offers them.

When was Shira Daycare last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Shira Daycare on 8 November 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Shira Daycare?

Nearby in NE8: Bensham Grove Nursery School, Keser Torah Early Years, Kids Planet Gateshead.

Shira Daycare

Day nursery in Gateshead, NE8.

Department of Social Services, Carlisle House, 2-4 Cambridge Terrace, Gateshead, NE8 1RP

50 places

2011 registered with Ofsted

35 of 44 in our Gateshead ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 8 November 2022

Ofsted grades for Shira Daycare, inspection of 8 November 2022
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

Shira Daycare 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.

Shira Daycare against Gateshead

	Shira Daycare	Gateshead average
Places	50	67
Ofsted outcome	Good	93% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Shira Daycare

What Ofsted grade does Shira Daycare have?: Shira Daycare was rated Good at its inspection on 8 November 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Shira Daycare take?: Ofsted registers Shira Daycare for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gateshead has 67.
How much does Shira Daycare cost?: Shira Daycare 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 Shira Daycare 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 Shira Daycare how it offers them.
When was Shira Daycare last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Shira Daycare on 8 November 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Shira Daycare?: Nearby in NE8: Bensham Grove Nursery School, Keser Torah Early Years, Kids Planet Gateshead.

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.