Full-day nursery in Killingworth, North Tyneside
Little Cygnets Childcare Ltd
North Tyneside Council, White Swan Centre, Citadel East, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6SS · 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 August 2015Reference EY492757Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 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
North Tyneside Council, White Swan Centre, Citadel East, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6SS · More nurseries in NE12
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Bus Station, East Bailey-Garth 20 and East Bailey - Garth 33.
Parks and playgrounds
- Amberley Playing Fields7 min walk
- Burradon Country Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 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 Cygnets Childcare Ltd is a full-day nursery at North Tyneside Council, White Swan Centre, Citadel East, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 6SS, in Killingworth, North Tyneside. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Amberley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Bailey Green Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Grasmere Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Percy Hedley School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Westmoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Burradon Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Forest Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 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 Cygnets Childcare Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Cygnets Childcare Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 27 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Cygnets Childcare Ltd take?
Little Cygnets Childcare Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Cygnets Childcare Ltd?
Palmersville (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Cygnets Childcare Ltd?
You can visit littlecygnetschildcare.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 EY492757 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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