Full-day nursery in Alnwick, Northumberland
Apple Blossom Day Nursery
Northumberland Street, Alnwick, NE66 1LT · 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 June 2016Reference EY536113Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 11 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Northumberland Street, Alnwick, NE66 1LT · More nurseries in NE66
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Bailiffgate, Canongate and Bowling Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pottergate Garden2 min walk
- Hulne Park8 min walk
- St Paul's Memorial Garden8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Northumberland there are about 3.1 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.
What parents say
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Apple Blossom Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Northumberland Street, Alnwick, NE66 1LT, in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Apple Blossom Childcare Limited.
Run by Apple Blossom Childcare Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Barndale School ages 4–19Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.1 miles
- Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.2 miles
- Swansfield Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- The Duchess's Community High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2021 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Apple Blossom Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Apple Blossom Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Apple Blossom Day Nursery take?
Apple Blossom Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Apple Blossom Day Nursery?
Apple Blossom Day Nursery is run by Apple Blossom Childcare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Apple Blossom Day Nursery?
You can call 01665 510241 and visit appleblossomdaynurseries.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 EY536113 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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