Full-day nursery in East Jarrow, South Tyneside
Little Jems Nursery
13 Swinburne Street, Jarrow, NE32 3ED · 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 January 2015Reference EY484448Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 January 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
13 Swinburne Street, Jarrow, NE32 3ED · More nurseries in NE32
Stations
- Bede (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Swinburne Street, Bede Industrial Estate and Jarrow Road-Timber Yard.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bede Play Park playground10 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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 South Tyneside there are about 4 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 Jems Nursery is a full-day nursery at 13 Swinburne Street, Jarrow, NE32 3ED, in East Jarrow, South Tyneside. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 18 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Jems NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Stanley's at PrimroseFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lord Blyton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Clervaux Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Dunn Street Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Monkton Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Simonside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Monkton Infants' School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.0 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 Little Jems Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Jems Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Jems Nursery take?
Little Jems Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Jems Nursery?
Bede (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Jems Nursery?
You can call 0191 489 9909 and visit www.littlejemsnursery.com.
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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 EY484448 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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