Full-day nursery in Monkseaton, North Tyneside
Kids Planet Monkseaton
Norham Road, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 3NR · 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 August 2023Reference 2752565Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places82 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 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
Norham Road, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 3NR · More nurseries in NE26
Stations
- Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)1 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Whitley Bay (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- West Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Norham Road - Metro, Front Street and Front Street - Coronation crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whitley Park11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Churchill Playing Fields Play Area playground7 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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 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.
What parents say
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Kids Planet Monkseaton is a full-day nursery at Norham Road, WHITLEY BAY, NE26 3NR, in Monkseaton, North Tyneside. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Planet MonkseatonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Zone 4 KidsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Appletree Gardens First School Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Marine Park First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Coquet Park First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Southridge First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- Woodlawn School ages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Langley First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 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 Monkseaton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Monkseaton Good at its inspection on 20 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Monkseaton take?
Kids Planet Monkseaton is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Monkseaton?
Kids Planet Monkseaton is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Monkseaton?
Monkseaton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Monkseaton?
You can call 0191 251 7699 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 · 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
- 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 2752565 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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