Full-day nursery in Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne
Kids 1st - Gosforth
Jubilee Road, Fawdon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3PN · 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 July 2010Reference EY409431Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 January 2025Ofsted · 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 5 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
Jubilee Road, Fawdon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3PN · More nurseries in NE3
Stations
- Fawdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Regent Centre (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Jubilee Road-Redesdale Avenue, Kenton Road-Leagreen Court and Kenton Road-Redesdale Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Nicholas Park12 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 Newcastle upon Tyne there are about 3.6 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 - Gosforth is a full-day nursery at Jubilee Road, Fawdon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE3 3PN, in Fawdon, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 13 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
- Regent Farm First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.1 miles
- Grange First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- North Fawdon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Mountfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Archibald First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- The Newcastle School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.8 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 Kids 1st - Gosforth's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids 1st - Gosforth Good at its inspection on 13 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids 1st - Gosforth take?
Kids 1st - Gosforth is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids 1st - Gosforth?
Kids 1st - Gosforth is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids 1st - Gosforth?
Fawdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids 1st - Gosforth?
You can call 0191 284 4865 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 EY409431 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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