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Linskill Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
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5.0(8 parent reviews) ·Linskill & North Tyneside Community Development Trust, Linskill Centre, NORTH SHIELDS, NE30 2AY · North Tyneside
Number of places
81 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
North Tyneside

About this day nursery

Linskill Nursery is an Ofsted-registered facility catering to 80 children, operating within the larger Linskill Centre. This centre, managed by the Linskill and North Tyneside Community Development Trust, a registered charity, provides a wide array of activities and services for the local community.

The nursery is an integral part of this community hub, contributing to the vibrant atmosphere that attracts over a quarter of a million visitors annually. The Trust, established in 2003, rescued the Linskill Centre from demolition and has since transformed it into a self-sustaining community facility through strategic investments and community businesses.

All profits generated are reinvested into the centre and its community initiatives, ensuring a continuous positive impact. In addition to the main Linskill Centre, the Trust also oversees satellite sites at Battle Hill Multi-Use Centre and Royal Quays Community Centre, extending its reach across North Tyneside.

The nursery benefits from this community-focused approach, being part of an organisation dedicated to fostering learning, engagement, and belonging within the local area, while also recruiting and developing staff for its ongoing growth.

What it's like

Children thrive at this very friendly, professional and inclusive nursery. They are settled and happy as they make marks with paint and explore with water and sand. Children form close bonds with staff, who are fun, caring and kind and plan exciting, challenging, and interesting activities for them, such as learning about recycling, growing vegetables, and taking part in yoga sessions.

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Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Staff

over 60

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Linskill Nursery

Last inspected 14 May 2024 · Julie Foers

Safeguarding effective
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 at this very friendly, professional and inclusive nursery. They are settled and happy as they make marks with paint and explore with water and sand. Children form close bonds with staff, who are fun, caring and kind and plan exciting, challenging, and interesting activities for them, such as learning about recycling, growing vegetables, and taking part in yoga sessions.

Inspector highlights

  • The nursery's curriculum clearly supports children at different stages of their development.
  • Children benefit from daily access to fresh air and exercise and enjoy rich opportunities to learn about nature.
  • There is a strong focus on children's physical development.
  • Staff provide strong support for children's communication and language skills.
  • The nursery has very strong links with the local community.

Areas to develop

  • 1consider how to enhance older children's play, such as by evaluating how role-play areas are used
  • 2review the structure of story times to support children's listening and attention skills more effectively.
Inspection #10347046 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide strong support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For instance, they have developed a sensory room to provide a calm space where children can relax.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from daily access to fresh air and exercise. They enjoy rich opportunities to learn about nature, planting sunflowers and strawberries in the nursery's large polytunnel, digging in soil, smelling herbs, and searching for bugs in the nursery's enclosed garden. Outside, children navigate uneven surfaces in the nursery's wild garden, climb trees and balance in hammocks.

Parent Reviews of Linskill Nursery

5.0
(8)
Karen Gordon
5 years ago

My little girl has been going to this nursery since 2019. The staff are lovely and very supportive. My little girl loves it and she has developed so much since she has been there. The nursery supports outdoor learning and development and has the older children taking part in Forest School which my little girl will love when she moves up to that group. I can’t sing there praises enough , fabulous nursery highly recommend!

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Carly Prendergast
3 years ago

Absolutely wonderful nursery which has seen my little girl come on in leaps and bounds since she started at 7 months old. The activities are varied, creative and thoughtful which is a testimony to the staff's dedication to their roles in the children's lives. I couldn't hope to replicate the learning and experiences at home that she's getting by attending this nursery. I'm kept well informed of activities, development, what she is eating including how much and also sleep so that I have a full picture of her day. It's wonderful to see her go in and head straight for a cuddle with the staff who clearly care for her.

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Helen Spahiu
5 years ago

Both our little ones have attended Linskill since they were babies. They're incredibly happy there and look forward to going in. The staff are amazing, and we can't fault the care and attention. Our eldest is learning well now in pre-school and we feel she'll be well prepared for school. We've no regrets about choosing Linskill.

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Nia Dunn
5 years ago

Highly recommended. The facilities are fab and constantly being updated. From the sensory room to the dance hall there is so much to do for little minds. Our little boy has absolutely thrived from being a shy baby to an outgoing young man who loves to sing and dance. The staff are the icing on the cake and support both you and the needs of your child.

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Katie Peebles
5 years ago

My daughter has attended Linskill Nursery since she was 13 months and she absolutely loves it. The facilities are very good and the staff are kind and caring. I would highly recommend the nursery.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2013

  • May 2024Good
  • August 2018Good
  • January 2016Good
  • January 2013Requires improvement

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