Spring - Highfield
Day nursery in Gateshead.
Whinfield Way, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1EH
Run by Action For Children Developments What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 10 July 2024
| 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.
What a place could cost
Spring - Highfield 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.
Spring - Highfield against Gateshead
| Spring - Highfield | Gateshead average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 36 | 67 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 93% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Bensham Grove Nursery School at the Elgin Centre Strong standard in 5 of 6, 52 places, NE9 5PA
- Bensham Grove Nursery School Outstanding, 98 places, NE8 2XD
- Rowlands Gill Under Fives Outstanding, 20 places, NE39 2PP
Spring - Highfield is run by Action For Children Developments, which has 22 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Gateshead.
Questions parents ask about Spring - Highfield
- What Ofsted grade does Spring - Highfield have?
- Spring - Highfield was rated Good at its inspection on 10 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Spring - Highfield take?
- Ofsted registers Spring - Highfield for 36 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gateshead has 67.
- How much does Spring - Highfield cost?
- Spring - Highfield 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 Spring - Highfield 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 Spring - Highfield how it offers them.
- When was Spring - Highfield last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Spring - Highfield on 10 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Spring - Highfield part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Spring - Highfield is one of 22 day nurseries in England run by Action For Children Developments.
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.