Full-day nursery in Morpeth, Northumberland
Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill)
22 Abbey Meadows, Morpeth, NE61 2BD · 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
22 Abbey Meadows, Morpeth, NE61 2BD · More nurseries in NE61
Stations
- Morpeth17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Abbey Meadows Shops, Abbey Meadows shops and Woodhill Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Morpeth Common Flood Protection Zone6 min walk
- Carlisle Park6 min walk
- Old Bakehouse Yard (Millennium Green)12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Northumberland there are about 3.1 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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Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill) is a full-day nursery at 22 Abbey Meadows, Morpeth, NE61 2BD, in Morpeth, Northumberland. It is registered for 12 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill)This nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Morpeth ExplorersFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
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| Childcare@dawn to duskFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Stobhillgate ExplorersFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| The NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Abbeyfields First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.1 miles
- St Roberts Catholic First School, Morpeth Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Morpeth All Saints Church of England First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Morpeth First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.8 miles
- Morpeth Stobhillgate First School Primaryages 3–9has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Collingwood School & Media Arts College ages 2–19Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- Morpeth Newminster Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Morpeth Chantry Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 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 Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill) Good at its inspection on 24 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill) take?
Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill) is registered with Ofsted for up to 12 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sunshine Pre-School (Kirkhill)?
Morpeth is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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 2533465 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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