Full-day nursery in West Chirton, North Tyneside
Little Blossoms Childcare
1 Alnwick Avenue, North Shields, NE29 7AX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 September 2018Reference 2496374Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places85 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 January 2023Food 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
1 Alnwick Avenue, North Shields, NE29 7AX · More nurseries in NE29
Stations
- Percy Main (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Meadow Well (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Norham Community Technology College, Norham Road-Alnwick Avenue and Norham Road-Berwick Terrace.
Parks and playgrounds
- Redburn Park5 min walk
- St Johns Green9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Little Blossoms Childcare is a full-day nursery at 1 Alnwick Avenue, North Shields, NE29 7AX, in West Chirton, North Tyneside. It is registered for 85 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 15 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited.
Run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited (company), which runs 7 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
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Collingwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Riverside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Percy Main Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Waterville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Spring Gardens Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2021 0.9 miles
- Silverdale School ages 4–16has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Inadequate; Personal development: Inadequate; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected April 2025 0.9 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 Little Blossoms Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Blossoms Childcare Outstanding at its inspection on 23 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Blossoms Childcare take?
Little Blossoms Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 85 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Blossoms Childcare?
Little Blossoms Childcare is run by Rascals Playtime Childcare Limited, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Blossoms Childcare?
Percy Main (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Blossoms Childcare?
You can call 0191 257 7376 and visit www.littleblossomschildcare.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2496374 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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