Full-day nursery in Branch End, Northumberland
Fern Hollow Day Nursery
4 Birches Nook Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7JL · 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
4 Birches Nook Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7JL · More nurseries in NE43
Stations
- Stocksfield12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Cottages and Surgery.
Parks and playgrounds
- Branch End Playground4 min walk
- Kate's Plain 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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Fern Hollow Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 4 Birches Nook Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7JL, in Branch End, Northumberland. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Hollow Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Stocksfield ExplorersFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Ovingham & District Under 5sFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Kids Planet MeadowsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
| Riding Mill PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
| My Little KingdomFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
| High Hopes Day Nursery LTDFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Broomley First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Mickley First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Ovingham Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.8 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 Fern Hollow Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fern Hollow Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fern Hollow Day Nursery take?
Fern Hollow Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fern Hollow Day Nursery?
Stocksfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fern Hollow Day Nursery?
You can call 01661 842717 and visit www.fernhollownursery.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY308455 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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