Full-day nursery in Benton, North Tyneside
Bright Start Childcare at Solway House
5 Station Road, Forest Hall, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 8AN · 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 May 2016Reference EY501082Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 November 2025Food 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
5 Station Road, Forest Hall, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 8AN · More nurseries in NE12
Stations
- Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Four Lane Ends (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including DWP Tyneview Park Station Road, HMRC Tyneview Park Whitley Road and Front Street-School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Benton Quarry Park4 min walk
- Springfield Park12 min walk
- Playground4 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 North Tyneside there are about 3.5 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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Bright Start Childcare at Solway House is a full-day nursery at 5 Station Road, Forest Hall, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 8AN, in Benton, North Tyneside. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Start Childcare at Solway HouseThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Field House NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Forest Hall Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Kids Planet LongbentonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Kids 1st - QuorumFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Good Time Childcare At RedesdaleFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Hadrian Bears PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (Aided) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Benton House School ages 5–14 0.4 miles
- Benton Dene Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Benton Dene School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Balliol Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Benton Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Forest Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 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 Bright Start Childcare at Solway House's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Start Childcare at Solway House Good at its inspection on 9 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Start Childcare at Solway House take?
Bright Start Childcare at Solway House is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bright Start Childcare at Solway House?
Benton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Start Childcare at Solway House?
You can call 0191 337 1350 and visit brightstart-childcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY501082 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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