Full-day nursery in Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne
Kids Planet Kenton Park
5 Kenton Park Shopping Centre, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 4RU · 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 June 2023Reference 2737109Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 August 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
5 Kenton Park Shopping Centre, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 4RU · More nurseries in NE3
Stations
- Fawdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Wansbeck Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Regent Centre (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Kenton Road-Salters Road, Kenton Park Shops and Kenton Road-Northumberland Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Nicholas Park8 min walk
- Elgy Green10 min walk
- Playground4 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 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 Planet Kenton Park is a full-day nursery at 5 Kenton Park Shopping Centre, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE3 4RU, in Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 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
- Wyndham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Westfield School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Mountfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- The Newcastle School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Newcastle Bridges School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2022 0.7 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
- St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Kenton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Regent Farm First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.8 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 Planet Kenton Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Kenton Park Good at its inspection on 13 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Kenton Park take?
Kids Planet Kenton Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Kenton Park?
Kids Planet Kenton Park is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Kenton Park?
Fawdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Kenton Park?
You can call 0191 285 5020 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2737109 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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