Full-day nursery in Newsham, Northumberland
Dinotots Childcare
14 Elliott Street, Blyth, NE24 4NR · 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 August 2019Reference 2543456Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
14 Elliott Street, Blyth, NE24 4NR · More nurseries in NE24
Stations
- Newsham18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Black Diamond, Wharton Street and Embleton Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Miners' Welfare Park2 min walk
- Isabella Heap9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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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Dinotots Childcare is a full-day nursery at 14 Elliott Street, Blyth, NE24 4NR, in Newsham, Northumberland. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinotots ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Dinotots Children's Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Ladybird Children's Nursery - BlythFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Newsham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.1 miles
- New Delaval Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Bede Academy All-throughages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- Malvin's Close Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- Croftway Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- Morpeth Road Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.3 miles
- The Dales School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 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 Dinotots Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dinotots Childcare Good at its inspection on 25 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dinotots Childcare take?
Dinotots Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dinotots Childcare?
Newsham is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dinotots Childcare?
You can call 01670 363650 and visit www.dinototschildcare.com.
Tools for parents in Northumberland
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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 2543456 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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