Full-day nursery in Harton Nook, South Tyneside
Harton Village Kindergarten
Harton Village Kindergarten, Sunderland Road, South Shields, NE34 6AS · 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 2016Reference EY537004Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places109 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 September 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
Harton Village Kindergarten, Sunderland Road, South Shields, NE34 6AS · More nurseries in NE34
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Sunderland Road, Harton Nook and Sunderland Road-North Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Temple Memorial Park7 min walk
- Cleadon Park8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 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.
What parents say
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Harton Village Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Harton Village Kindergarten, Sunderland Road, South Shields, NE34 6AS, in Harton Nook, South Tyneside. It is registered for 109 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Early Learning Partnership Limited.
Run by The Early Learning Partnership Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harton Village KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Bungalow Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Stanley's at RidgewayFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Cleadon Tower NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Ashfield Nursery & ELCFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Stanley's at Horsley HillFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Ashfield Nursery & ELCFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Harton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Mortimer Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Epinay Business and Enterprise School ages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- 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 0.9 miles
- Bamburgh School ages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected September 2024 0.9 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 Harton Village Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Harton Village Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 24 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Harton Village Kindergarten take?
Harton Village Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 109 children at any one time.
Who runs Harton Village Kindergarten?
Harton Village Kindergarten is run by The Early Learning Partnership Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Harton Village Kindergarten?
Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Harton Village Kindergarten?
You can call 0191 456 6314 and visit www.hartonvillagekindergarten.co.uk.
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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 EY537004 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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