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Little Blossoms Childcare

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Apr 2024)
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5.0(12 parent reviews) ·1 Alnwick Avenue, North Shields, NE29 7AX · North Tyneside
Number of places
85 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
North Tyneside

About this day nursery

Little Blossoms Childcare, situated in North Shields, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children beginning at 9 months old. The nursery is thoughtfully structured into various age-appropriate departments: "Seedlings" and "Upper Seedlings" for the youngest, "Saplings" for 2-3 year olds, and "Apples and Pears" (Pippins Pre-school) for 3-5 year olds.

They also provide an "Orchard Explorers" After-school and Holiday Club for older children. The team at Little Blossoms is dedicated to providing high-quality care and education, integrating activities like Forest School and multi-skills into the curriculum for their pre-schoolers.

They are committed to supporting families through government funding schemes, offering a stretched basis for 15 and 30-hour entitlements across 51 weeks of the year. The nursery includes meals and snacks in their daily fees, and they prioritise continuity of care while also ensuring a flexible approach to attendance patterns as children grow.

Little Blossoms aims to create a welcoming and familiar setting, recommending settling visits for all new children.

Our ethos

Little Blossoms Childcare integrates activities like Forest School and multi-skills into the curriculum for their pre-schoolers, aiming to create a welcoming and familiar setting with a commitment to supporting families and continuity of care.

What it's like

Children's experiences at Little Blossoms Childcare provide them with an excellent start to their early education, benefiting from nurturing care in a calm and purposeful environment. Highly skilled staff pay close attention to ensuring children's emotional needs are met effectively, with a strong key-person system and all staff knowing all children extremely well. Children's progress from their starting points is exceptional, as staff observe them, learn about their family lives and interests, and skillfully know when to join their play and when to allow independent exploration, leading to high motivation, concentration, and perseverance.

Age-specific learning environmentsAfter-school and Holiday ClubForest School and multi-skills activitiesStretched funding options (51 weeks)

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured across three age bands from under twos up to five years, with options for full and half day sessions. Out-of-school care is offered through after-school pickups and a holiday club. Additional service charges apply for funded children to cover extra sessions.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Registration fees are required for nursery and after-school club children.
  • Overdue payments are subject to a monthly late payment fee.
  • A late collection fee is charged for children picked up after scheduled session times.
  • Additional service charges apply for funded two, three, and four-year-olds.
  • After-school pickup sessions from 3pm to 6pm include a cooked tea.

Key facts

Food

Breakfast (in Seedlings only), mid-morning and afternoon snacks, taster days and refreshments are included within the daily fees. Hot Lunches and p Puddings, high-tea’s are included where indicated.

Session types

Full Day, Half Day, After-school Club, Holiday Club

Opening hours

8am-6pm

Age range

9 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Blossoms Childcare

Last inspected 23 April 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children's experiences at Little Blossoms Childcare provide them with an excellent start to their early education, benefiting from nurturing care in a calm and purposeful environment. Highly skilled staff pay close attention to ensuring children's emotional needs are met effectively, with a strong key-person system and all staff knowing all children extremely well. Children's progress from their starting points is exceptional, as staff observe them, learn about their family lives and interests, and skillfully know when to join their play and when to allow independent exploration, leading to high motivation, concentration, and perseverance.

Inspector highlights

  • The inspirational manager leads the staff team with very clear direction, providing support and encouragement to improve their practice and promoting their well-being.
  • There is a strong curriculum vision within the nursery, with staff working together to decide what children will learn, translating this into opportunities that promote curiosity.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive superb support, with staff identifying needs, making referrals, and benefiting from specialist expertise.
  • There is a strong focus on supporting children to become confident communicators, with babies exposed to rich vocabulary, staff supporting conversations at mealtimes, and sequencing learning for increased fluency.
  • Partnerships with parents are a considerable strength, with parents appreciating regular updates and finding the manager highly approachable for advice and support.
Inspection #10337911 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive superb support. Staff are alert to identifying children who may not be making as much progress as they should. Where appropriate, referrals are made to other agencies. The manager ensures that staff have dedicated time to spend with other professionals when they visit the nursery. This helps to ensure staff benefit from the expertise of specialists, such as physiotherapists, and information can then be shared with parents after the visits. Additional funding for children with SEND is used effectively to support their development.

Outdoor space

Children's good health is promoted through spending plenty of time outdoors. Younger children enthusiastically learn to kick and throw balls. Toddlers help to invent their own obstacle courses. Older children have opportunities to learn about keeping themselves safe when climbing on tyre swings. This supports their physical development and their understanding of risk.

Parent Reviews of Little Blossoms Childcare

5.0
(12)
Steph Miley
a year ago

I can't recommend Little Blossoms enough! They are so thoughtful with their little gifts. First picture was on Emma's first day and the second picture was on her last day, today. Just the best nursery with the best staff. Everyone has helped Emma come out her shell due to being born within the pandemic, with her delayed speech and just helping shape her into the amazing girl she is. Would like to say a BIG thank you for everything!

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Humaira Ahmed
10 months ago

My baby girl has been there since she was just 1 year old(now 3.5), and I can honestly say they’ve taken such wonderful care of her. They’ve listened, supported, and encouraged us through all her challenges with eczema and feeding. I can’t thank them enough—my daughter has truly thrived over the years thanks to their care. I love reading about their weekly activities; it really helps us as parents understand the thought and purpose behind everything they do. Vikki is absolutely amazing—her support and flexibility with nursery times whenever we needed it has meant so much. Every member of the team is friendly, caring, and you can tell they’re well looked after and genuinely enjoy their job. Thank you so much for always going above and beyond for every child. You will all be dearly missed. 💗

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Katie Makin
2 years ago

Little Blossoms has been an amazing nursery for my little boy, he has been going since he was 9 months old and is now 3. The staff and management are lovely. I feel my little boy has come on leaps and bounds because of little blossoms and be absolutely loves going to nursery and has never shed one tear going in. Thank you so much all we are going to miss you!

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Amelia Armstrong
4 years ago

I could not recommend Little Blossoms enough, I have sent both of my children there for over a year and have never had any issues. Vikki was very supportive when I had issues with universal credit as well and helped to get thing sorted so that the children could attend. Key workers are lovely, my kids never stop talking about how much fun they all have.

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Princess Zeent
4 years ago

From dropping off my children and knowing the staff are professional, children are safe. The staff and management will go above an beyond for you.. Will always be there to help and support the children and the parents always trying to engage parents in their Activities by keeping you informed of what your child is doing in nursery Whether that may be face-to-face or over the nursery app… Absolutely would recommend this nursery..

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Inspection history

Date: June 2019

  • May 2024Outstanding
  • April 2024Outstanding
  • July 2019Good
  • June 2019Good

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