Full-day nursery in Low Fell, Gateshead
Little Willows Kindergarten
Joicey Road, Gateshead, NE9 5AT · 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 December 2016Reference EY540675Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 August 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
Joicey Road, Gateshead, NE9 5AT · More nurseries in NE9
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Durham Road-Musgrave School, Durham Road - Beaconsfield Road and Bell Vue Bank-Durham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Saltwell Park3 min walk
- Kells Lane Park10 min walk
- Under 8 Play & Picnic Area playground9 min walk
- Over 8 Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 Gateshead there are about 3.2 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 Willows Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Joicey Road, Gateshead, NE9 5AT, in Low Fell, Gateshead. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 12 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Willows KindergartenThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kids 1st - Low FellFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Low Fell Community Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Lyndhurst Early Years @ Cleveland HallFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids Planet GatesheadFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Kids 1st QEFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Cromer Pre-School LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Kells Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Glynwood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Gibside School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- Kelvin Grove Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Oakfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Oakfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 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 Willows Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Willows Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 29 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Willows Kindergarten take?
Little Willows Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Willows Kindergarten?
Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Willows Kindergarten?
You can call 0191 487 3777 and visit littlewillowskindergarten.co.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY540675 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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