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Kids 1st - Low Fell

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(11 parent reviews) ·2 Telford Close, Saltwell Business Park, GATESHEAD, NE9 5AT · Gateshead
Number of places
108 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Gateshead

About this day nursery

Kids 1st - Low Fell, established in 2012, is a childcare setting located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, providing care for children aged 0-4 years. 30 am to 6 pm, accommodating up to 108 children.

The dedicated team of 30 staff members, all holding at least level 2 early years qualifications, including two with early years professional status, fosters a caring and nurturing environment. This enables children to settle quickly and develop good routines for learning.

The curriculum is well-planned and ambitious, preparing children effectively for their future education. The nursery has strong partnerships with parents and other professionals, ensuring all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.

The nursery provides funded early education for two, three, and four-year-old children.

What it's like

Children attend nursery with enthusiasm, play together happily, and are well looked after. Staff create a caring and nurturing environment, enabling children to settle quickly and establish good routines for learning. Older children engage in music and movement, while toddlers explore various materials and babies develop strength and coordination.

Caring environmentAmbitious curriculumGood progressStrong partnershipsEffective safeguarding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am until 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2012

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids 1st - Low Fell

Last inspected 25 March 2026

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children attend nursery with enthusiasm, play together happily, and are well looked after. Staff create a caring and nurturing environment, enabling children to settle quickly and establish good routines for learning. Older children engage in music and movement, while toddlers explore various materials and babies develop strength and coordination.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum is well planned and ambitious, preparing children well for future learning.
  • Staff support children's personal, social and emotional well-being and promote good health.
  • All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, with staff maintaining regular contact and providing ideas for home learning.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff aware of issues and trained to identify risks.

Areas to develop

  • 1Consistently implement the curriculum for personal, social and emotional development, with specific regard to supporting children to understand the impact of their behaviour on others.
  • 2Strengthen the arrangements for monitoring staff performance so that areas identified for development are swiftly addressed and improvement levels are sustained.
Inspection #10216006 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress in their learning given their starting points and capabilities. Partnerships with other professionals are good. Staff encourage regular two-way communication to support all children and seek professional support from other agencies when additional concerns are identified.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy outdoor play, such as pretending to look for a bear in the nursery garden, which promotes physical skills and imaginative play.

Parent Reviews of Kids 1st - Low Fell

5.0
(11)
Lauren Etherington
7 months ago

Couldn't recommend this nursery enough - and have encouraged many friends to send their little ones to Kids 1st Low Fell! The staff are all fantastic at what they do and it's evident that they truly care about bringing out the best of every child in their care. They have all been incredible with my little one, particularly during tough transitions, and have even supported me during particularly dramatic and traumatic drop-offs! :) Our son has attended this setting since he was around 13-14 months old, to now being in preschool, and every single room change has shown how high the standards are across the board. The consistency is amazing! Everyone is super friendly and caring, the variation in activities is impressive, particularly in the more grown-up rooms where things become more educational, and the children receive a good range of nutritious meals, too. Well done to everyone in the team, it really is a special place.

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Kara McDougal
11 months ago

My son is thriving at kids 1st Low Fell, he is really sociable and has made lots of friends. Staff have helped his speech to develop and he is now a little chatterbox! All of the staff, including management are familiar with all of the children and will stop to say hello which makes class transitioning for my son easier as he is already familiar with everyone. Staff are very supportive to both me and my son and find them very approachable should I have any queries. I looked at a lot of nurseries before making a choice and I knew from my first visit that my son would enjoy it and I would feel comfortable knowing he was safe and cared for. I honestly couldn’t recommend this nursery enough!

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E G
a year ago

The nursery is incredible. Mostly, the staff - all of them - are utterly brilliant. So caring, kind, trustworthy. My little girl adores them all. The activities - both educational and more "free-form!" are excellent. My little girl has developed real friendships, she is confident and outgoing, and she often asks to go to nursery in the weekends! Kids First Low Fell is so caring and safe and fun - I am so pleased that I picked this nursery for her! She's going to be so well prepared for school! Thank you - every single person who works there (including those "behind the scenes"!) - we are so grateful :)

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Rebecca Moore
7 months ago

Fabulous staff who are committed to children's development and care. Our daughter has grown in confidence and developed rapidly

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Gillian Huthart
2 years ago

Our child has been going to this nursery since 6 months old, now 3+. Lovely staff, always give good helpful feedback and always listen to you. Our child is happy and thriving thanks to the care he has received. Can't recommend them enough.

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Inspection history

Date: August 2012

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • January 2022Good
  • December 2021Good
  • February 2020Outstanding
  • January 2020Outstanding
  • May 2016Outstanding
  • April 2016Outstanding
  • September 2012Outstanding
  • August 2012Outstanding

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