Full-day nursery in Humbledon View, Sunderland
Kids 1st Ashbrooke
Kids 1st Ashbrooke, Gorse Road, Sunderland, SR2 7BX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 January 2016Reference EY495656Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places108 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 May 2026Food 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
Kids 1st Ashbrooke, Gorse Road, Sunderland, SR2 7BX · More nurseries in SR2
Stations
- Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Sunderland12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including The Avenue, Belvedere Road-Azalea Terrace and Belvedere Road -Azalea Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mowbray Park5 min walk
- Backhouse Park7 min walk
- University Park9 min walk
- Barley Mow Park10 min walk
- Burn Park11 min walk
- Playground8 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 Sunderland there are about 5.9 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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Kids 1st Ashbrooke is a full-day nursery at Kids 1st Ashbrooke, Gorse Road, Sunderland, SR2 7BX, in Humbledon View, Sunderland. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 23 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Argyle House School ages 2–16has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Ashbrooke School ages 5–19 0.2 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Hudson Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Valley Road Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Richard Avenue Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Hill View Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Barnes Infant Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 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 Kids 1st Ashbrooke's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids 1st Ashbrooke Outstanding at its inspection on 27 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids 1st Ashbrooke take?
Kids 1st Ashbrooke is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids 1st Ashbrooke?
Kids 1st Ashbrooke is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids 1st Ashbrooke?
Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids 1st Ashbrooke?
You can call 0191 514 0653 and visit www.busybeeschildcare.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY495656 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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