Full-day nursery in Billy Mill, North Tyneside
Kids 1st - Rake Lane
North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH · 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 March 2004Reference EY283548Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 October 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
North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH · More nurseries in NE29
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including North Tyneside Hospital, Devon Road-Bude Grove and Devon Road-Truro Grove.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 North Tyneside there are about 3.5 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 - Rake Lane is a full-day nursery at North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, NE29 8NH, in Billy Mill, North Tyneside. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 6 reviews (October 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
- Preston Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Whitehouse Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- New York Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Woodlawn School ages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Langley First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Appletree Gardens First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 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 Kids 1st - Rake Lane's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids 1st - Rake Lane Good at its inspection on 1 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids 1st - Rake Lane take?
Kids 1st - Rake Lane is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids 1st - Rake Lane?
Kids 1st - Rake Lane is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids 1st - Rake Lane?
West Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids 1st - Rake Lane?
You can call 0191 258 7785 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 · 31 October 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.
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY283548 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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