Full-day nursery in Southwick, Sunderland
New Beginnings
Austin House Family Centre, 22 Shakespeare Street, Sunderland, SR5 2JX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesStrong standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Austin House Family Centre, 22 Shakespeare Street, Sunderland, SR5 2JX · More nurseries in SR5
Stations
- Seaburn18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Stadium Of Light (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
26 bus stops within 400 m, including Thompson Road-Morgan Street, Beaumont Street-Cato Street and Shakespeare Street-Dyer Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Margaret Thompson Park5 min walk
- Southwick Green5 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Carley Hill Play Area playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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 Sunderland there are about 5.9 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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New Beginnings is a full-day nursery at Austin House Family Centre, 22 Shakespeare Street, Sunderland, SR5 2JX, in Southwick, Sunderland. It is registered for 43 children. Its Ofsted report card (December 2025) grades inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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- All nurseries in Southwick2
- All nurseries in Sunderland45
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Southwick Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Grange Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Willow Wood Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Redby Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Seaburn Dene Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.1 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 New Beginnings's Ofsted rating?
New Beginnings was inspected on 5 December 2025 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Strong standard, children's welfare and well-being Strong standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can New Beginnings take?
New Beginnings is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to New Beginnings?
Seaburn is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact New Beginnings?
You can call 0191 561 8268.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY308317 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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