Full-day nursery in Brandling Village, Newcastle upon Tyne
Kids 1st - Jesmond
Burdon Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AE · 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 November 2016Reference EY541020Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 October 2024Ofsted · 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 11 December 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
Burdon Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AE · More nurseries in NE2
Stations
- Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- West Jesmond (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Haymarket (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Osborne Road-Nuffield Hospital, Osborne Road-Osborne Avenue and Great North Road-Clayton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brandling Park3 min walk
- Exhibition Park5 min walk
- St Thomas' Green12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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.
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Kids 1st - Jesmond is a full-day nursery at Burdon Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AE, in Brandling Village, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 5 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
- Newcastle High School for Girls GDST ages 3–18has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Northern Counties School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Newcastle Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- West Jesmond Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- Hotspur Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Heaton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.1 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 - Jesmond's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids 1st - Jesmond Good at its inspection on 16 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids 1st - Jesmond take?
Kids 1st - Jesmond is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids 1st - Jesmond?
Kids 1st - Jesmond is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids 1st - Jesmond?
Jesmond (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 - Jesmond?
You can call 0191 281 9219 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 EY541020 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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