Full-day nursery in Cauldwell, South Tyneside
Ashfield Nursery & ELC
259 Stanhope Road, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4RT · 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 April 2002Reference EY217674Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 September 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
259 Stanhope Road, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4RT · More nurseries in NE33
Stations
- Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Stanhope Road - Lismore Avenue, Temple Park Road-Stanhope Road and Stanhope Road - Ashley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Park1 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 South Tyneside there are about 4 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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Ashfield Nursery & ELC is a full-day nursery at 259 Stanhope Road, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4RT, in Cauldwell, South Tyneside. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Ashfield Nursery And Early Learning Centre Limited.
Run by Ashfield Nursery And Early Learning Centre Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield Nursery & ELCThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashley Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- Stanhope Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Mortimer Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Laygate Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.9 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.0 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 Ashfield Nursery & ELC's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashfield Nursery & ELC Good at its inspection on 12 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashfield Nursery & ELC take?
Ashfield Nursery & ELC is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashfield Nursery & ELC?
Ashfield Nursery & ELC is run by Ashfield Nursery And Early Learning Centre Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashfield Nursery & ELC?
Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY217674 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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