Full-day nursery in Barley Mow, Gateshead
2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow
The Birtley Centre, Pembroke Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH3 2DJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2014Reference EY475614Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Birtley Centre, Pembroke Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH3 2DJ · More nurseries in DH3
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Pembroke Avenue, Renfrew Place and The Drive-Lothian Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Gateshead there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow is a full-day nursery at The Birtley Centre, Pembroke Avenue, Chester Le Street, DH3 2DJ, in Barley Mow, Gateshead. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by 2nd Home Childcare Ltd.
Run by 2nd Home Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barley Mow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Portobello Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Rickleton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Holley Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is 2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated 2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow Good at its inspection on 30 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can 2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow take?
2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs 2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow?
2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow is run by 2nd Home Childcare Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact 2nd Home Childcare Ltd@Barley Mow?
You can call 0191 447 7877 and visit www.2ndhomechildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY475614 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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