Food
Hot nutritious meals cooked on-site by staff qualified in Food Safety and Hygiene; children help set and clear tables and serve themselves.
Dinotots Childcare
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
Number of places
54 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Northumberland
About this day nursery
Dinotots Childcare, located in Newsham, Blyth, offers a vibrant and creative early learning environment for children aged 0-11 years. The nursery focuses on fostering confident and independent learners through an open-plan setting and a dedicated secure baby unit.
They pride themselves on a strong "community feel," emphasising self-regulation and a "Curiosity approach" to learning. The thoughtfully redesigned nursery features abundant natural light and spacious areas for child-led activities, all supervised by a passionate and qualified team.
The curriculum aims to build a solid foundation for life, nurturing independence, confidence, and a love for exploration. Children also benefit from a secure outdoor area designed to enhance physical health, motor skills, and emotional well-being through nature exploration.
Additionally, the nursery's proximity to Newsham Primary School facilitates a smooth transition to primary education. Prioritising safety and care, Dinotots Childcare is committed to creating a fun and bright future for each child.
Our ethos
Dinotots Childcare fosters confident and independent learners using a "Curiosity approach" in an open-plan setting. They emphasise self-regulation, child-led activities, and nurturing a love for exploration, independence, and confidence.
What it's like
Children thrive in this caring nursery, settling quickly and looking forward to attending. Staff effectively support individual care needs, adjusting routines for babies and toddlers, and teach children about safety, like checking for cars when outside. The nursery plans an ambitious curriculum with stimulating activities, encouraging good behaviour and responsiveness to staff expectations.
Award-winning settingCuriosity ApproachSecure baby unitOutdoor play areaClose to primary school
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Opening hours
Mon-Thurs 7.30am - 6pm, Fri 8am-5.30pm
Age range
0-11 years old
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2019
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Dinotots Childcare
Last inspected 25 April 2025 · Elizabeth Fish
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children thrive in this caring nursery, settling quickly and looking forward to attending. Staff effectively support individual care needs, adjusting routines for babies and toddlers, and teach children about safety, like checking for cars when outside. The nursery plans an ambitious curriculum with stimulating activities, encouraging good behaviour and responsiveness to staff expectations.
Inspector highlights
- Children thrive in a caring nursery environment, settling quickly and looking forward to attending.
- Staff effectively support children's individual care needs, adapting routines for babies and toddlers.
- An ambitious curriculum with stimulating activities is planned, encouraging good behaviour.
- Staff teach children about good health, including oral hygiene.
- Managers and staff effectively support all children's needs, liaising with professionals for additional support.
Areas to develop
- 1ensure that parents are aware of what their children need to learn next to help children to make even more progress
- 2focus plans for professional development more precisely to raise children's learning further.
Inspection #10392942 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents and carers appreciate the flexible settling-in procedures.
They say that the short visits work well.
Parents feel that this helps their children to become familiar with the nursery.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Managers and staff support all children's needs well. They liaise with a range of professionals to ensure that children get the support that they need. Staff act on the advice and guidance from professionals to help children make progress.
Outdoor space
When children are outside, staff talk to them about stopping at roads and checking for cars, reminding them about the importance of holding hands. Staff plan visits to the farm and park to help to develop children's physical skills.
Parent Reviews of Dinotots Childcare
5.0
(3)
Rebecca
2 years ago
My daughter has been going to Dinotots for over two years now, since she was 6 months old, and she absolutely loves going, she loves all the staff there (can honestly say they are amazing and I have 100% trust and faith in them), she loves telling me about her day and what she has been doing with her friends!
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niomi eltayeib
10 months ago
Absolutely amazing, my little boy loves going to nursery here they keeontrack of all the things they do and have an app that let's you see everything definitely recommend
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John Richardson
5 years ago
Great
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Inspection history
Date: October 2019
- April 2025Good
- October 2019Good
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