Full-day nursery in Winlaton, Gateshead
Blaydon Childcare
Blaydon Surestart Centre, Shibdon Bank, Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21 5EZ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Blaydon Surestart Centre, Shibdon Bank, Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21 5EZ · More nurseries in NE21
Stations
- Blaydon18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Bleach Green, Shibdon Bank-Hawthorn Road and Axwell View-Parkside Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shibdon Park6 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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.
What parents say
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Blaydon Childcare is a full-day nursery at Blaydon Surestart Centre, Shibdon Bank, Blaydon-on-tyne, NE21 5EZ, in Winlaton, Gateshead. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Parkhead Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Blaydon West Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- West Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Liberty School ages 4–11 1.0 miles
- St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 1.2 miles
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Front Street Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected October 2023 1.5 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 Blaydon Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blaydon Childcare Good at its inspection on 10 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blaydon Childcare take?
Blaydon Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Blaydon Childcare?
Blaydon is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blaydon Childcare?
You can call 0191 433 5579.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2721886 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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