Full-day nursery in Shipcote, Gateshead
Shira Daycare
Department of Social Services, Carlisle House, 2-4 Cambridge Terrace, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Department of Social Services, Carlisle House, 2-4 Cambridge Terrace, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RP · More nurseries in NE8
Stations
- Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Gateshead Stadium (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Coatsworth Road - Windermere Street, Coatsworth Road - Grasmere Street and Whitehall Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Avondale Park3 min walk
- Windmill Hills Park10 min walk
- Saltwell Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Alexandra Road Park playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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.
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Shira Daycare is a full-day nursery at Department of Social Services, Carlisle House, 2-4 Cambridge Terrace, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RP, in Shipcote, Gateshead. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shira DaycareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Golden Beginnings Day-CareSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Keser Torah Early YearsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Tots and Toddlers 2Sessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Kids Planet GatesheadFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| St Chad's Out of School CareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Trinity Corner NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Haskel School ages 5–25 under 0.1 miles
- Caedmon Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.1 miles
- Keser Torah Boys' School ages 5–11 0.1 miles
- Keser Girls School ages 5–11 0.2 miles
- Gateshead Jewish Nursery School ages 2–5has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- South Street Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Gibside School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2022 0.3 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 Shira Daycare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Shira Daycare Good at its inspection on 8 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Shira Daycare take?
Shira Daycare is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Shira Daycare?
Gateshead (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY423324 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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