Full-day nursery in Hexham, Northumberland
Kids 1st - Hexham
Maidens Walk, Hexham, NE46 1DR · 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
Maidens Walk, Hexham, NE46 1DR · More nurseries in NE46
Stations
- Hexham9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including General Hospital Main Entrance, General Hospital East Entrance and Green Bank.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Sele10 min walk
- Hexham House Grounds11 min walk
- Tyne Green Country Park12 min walk
- Rocket Park playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 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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Kids 1st - Hexham is a full-day nursery at Maidens Walk, Hexham, NE46 1DR, in Hexham, Northumberland. It is registered for 110 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids 1st - HexhamThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hexham First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Hexham Priory School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- The Sele First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.6 miles
- Acomb First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.8 miles
- Hexham Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Queen Elizabeth High School Secondaryages 13–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 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 - Hexham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids 1st - Hexham Good at its inspection on 3 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids 1st - Hexham take?
Kids 1st - Hexham is registered with Ofsted for up to 110 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids 1st - Hexham?
Kids 1st - Hexham is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids 1st - Hexham?
Hexham is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids 1st - Hexham?
You can call 01434 605629 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
- 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 EY337358 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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