Full-day nursery in Willington, North Tyneside
Little Sunshine Childcare
St. Aidans RC Primary School, Coniston Road, Wallsend, NE28 0EP · 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 July 2019Reference 2541124Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 November 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places33 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Aidans RC Primary School, Coniston Road, Wallsend, NE28 0EP · More nurseries in NE28
Stations
- Howdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Coniston Rd-Matfen Gardens, Coniston Road-Church and Churchill Street-School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Melrose Gardens Park9 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 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 Sunshine Childcare is a full-day nursery at St. Aidans RC Primary School, Coniston Road, Wallsend, NE28 0EP, in Willington, North Tyneside. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 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
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wallsend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 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 0.3 miles
- Denbigh Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Battle Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.6 miles
- Stephenson Memorial Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Hadrian Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- Richardson Dees Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.2 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 Sunshine Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Sunshine Childcare Good at its inspection on 10 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Sunshine Childcare take?
Little Sunshine Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Sunshine Childcare?
Howdon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Sunshine Childcare?
You can call 07971 391065 and visit www.littlesunshinechildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2541124 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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