What Ofsted grade does Southlands Creche have?

Southlands Creche was rated Good at its inspection on 15 November 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Southlands Creche take?

Ofsted registers Southlands Creche for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Newcastle has 57.

How much does Southlands Creche cost?

Southlands Creche sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Southlands Creche 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 Southlands Creche how it offers them.

When was Southlands Creche last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Southlands Creche on 15 November 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Southlands Creche?

Nearby in ST5: Croft Day Nursery, Side By Side, Southlands Kindergarten.

Southlands Creche

Day nursery in Newcastle, ST5. Part of the Staffordshire council area.

St. Margarets C of E Junior School, Knutton Road, Newcastle, ST5 0HU

26 places

1993 registered with Ofsted

13 of 19 in our Newcastle ranking

£133 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, West Midlands average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 15 November 2022

Ofsted grades for Southlands Creche, inspection of 15 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

Southlands Creche sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in West Midlands, 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	£142	£449
2 years old	£138	£435
3 to 4 years old	£133	£420

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Southlands Creche against Newcastle

	Southlands Creche	Newcastle average
Places	26	57
Ofsted outcome	Good	95% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Southlands Creche

What Ofsted grade does Southlands Creche have?: Southlands Creche was rated Good at its inspection on 15 November 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Southlands Creche take?: Ofsted registers Southlands Creche for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Newcastle has 57.
How much does Southlands Creche cost?: Southlands Creche sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in West Midlands charges £175 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Southlands Creche 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 Southlands Creche how it offers them.
When was Southlands Creche last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Southlands Creche on 15 November 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Southlands Creche?: Nearby in ST5: Croft Day Nursery, Side By Side, Southlands Kindergarten.

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.