Full-day nursery in Hirst, Northumberland
Kids 1st - Wansbeck
Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9FY · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9FY · More nurseries in NE63
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Coneygarth Place, Main Entrance and St Lukes Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen Elizabeth II Country Park6 min walk
- Playground9 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 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 - Wansbeck is a full-day nursery at Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9FY, in Hirst, Northumberland. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 12 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
- NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- NCEA Castle School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- NCEA Bishop's Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Central Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.2 miles
- Bothal Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 1.6 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 - Wansbeck's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids 1st - Wansbeck Good at its inspection on 5 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids 1st - Wansbeck take?
Kids 1st - Wansbeck is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids 1st - Wansbeck?
Kids 1st - Wansbeck is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids 1st - Wansbeck?
Ashington is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids 1st - Wansbeck?
You can call 01670 855439 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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 EY283628 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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