Full-day nursery in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
Ladybird Childrens Nursery
4-6 Harley Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1UL · 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 May 2014Reference EY475759Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 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
4-6 Harley Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1UL · More nurseries in NE3
Stations
- South Gosforth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Regent Centre (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Ilford Road (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Archbishop Runcie C Of E First School, Church Avenue-Rectory Grove and Church Road - Rotherwell Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Christon Field Park3 min walk
- Gosforth Central Park4 min walk
- Quarry Park12 min walk
- Little Dene12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 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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Ladybird Childrens Nursery is a full-day nursery at 4-6 Harley Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1UL, in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 25 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Ladybird's Childrens Nursery Limited.
Run by Ladybird's Childrens Nursery Limited (company), which runs 6 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
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.2 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 0.4 miles
- The Newcastle School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Charles' Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- South Gosforth First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, Gosforth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Grange First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Gosforth Park First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.6 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 Ladybird Childrens Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ladybird Childrens Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ladybird Childrens Nursery take?
Ladybird Childrens Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Ladybird Childrens Nursery?
Ladybird Childrens Nursery is run by Ladybird's Childrens Nursery Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ladybird Childrens Nursery?
South Gosforth (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ladybird Childrens Nursery?
You can call 0191 285 6006 and visit www.ladybirdchildrensnurserygosforth.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY475759 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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