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Little Twisters

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2022)
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5.0(3 Google reviews) ·Unit 28, Bellingham Drive, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 9SZ · North Tyneside
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
North Tyneside

About this day nursery

Little Twisters, registered with Ofsted in 2012, is a childcare setting located in Benton, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, within the North Tyne Industrial Estate. The day nursery operates from Monday to Friday, 7 am to 6:30 pm, for 51 weeks of the year, providing full day care for children aged 0 to 5, with a capacity for 60 children and 82 on roll.

The facility employs 11 childcare staff, with 10 holding Level 3 or above early years qualifications. The day nursery is praised for its warm and welcoming environment where children develop strong relationships with their key persons and peers, and parents consistently report that their children enjoy attending.

Little Twisters also runs a holiday club for children up to 11 years old and provides funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children. The setting focuses on supporting children’s holistic development, ensuring they learn to keep themselves healthy through good hygiene practices and healthy eating, and enjoy fresh air and exercise in the garden.

What it's like

Staff in the nursery are friendly and welcoming. Children run in happily and demonstrate they are very happy in the nursery. From an early age, babies develop a strong relationship with their key person. Children behave well, learn to tidy up before lunch, and understand and follow routines. Overall, staff have high expectations of what children can achieve.

Friendly and welcoming staffStrong relationshipsGood behaviourEffective safeguarding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7am until 6.30pm.

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Registered with Ofsted

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Twisters

Last inspected 31 March 2022

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff in the nursery are friendly and welcoming. Children run in happily and demonstrate they are very happy in the nursery. From an early age, babies develop a strong relationship with their key person. Children behave well, learn to tidy up before lunch, and understand and follow routines. Overall, staff have high expectations of what children can achieve.

Inspector highlights

  • Children run in happily and demonstrate they are very happy in the nursery.
  • From an early age, babies develop a strong relationship with their key person.
  • Children behave well and learn to tidy up before lunch.
  • Older children learn to use knives appropriately and with control as they eat their lunch.
  • Children enjoy their learning, overall, and babies are highly engaged.
  • Babies are incredibly well supported and the atmosphere in the room is calm and tranquil.
  • Staff support children to develop their language well.
  • The manager manages the nursery well, and staff feel well supported.

Areas to develop

  • 1Help children to maintain high levels of engagement, particularly during routine activities.
  • 2Ensure all activities are appropriate to children's age and stage of development.
  • 3Focus professional development on raising the quality of education to a higher level, particularly in literacy.
Inspection #10229630 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children enjoy fresh air and exercise as they play in the snow in the garden.

Google Reviews of Little Twisters

5.0
(3 Google reviews)
Tony Bain
a year ago

Fantastic venue to keep the kids entertained and happy for hours. I delivered the staffs first aid training this week and the staff could not have been more helpful. They all made me feel so very welcome. A fantastic few days. Thank you.

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Susan Tait
6 years ago

My son adores going here :) he has really settled in and is learning new things everyday. Highly recommend :D

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Inspection history

Date: April 2013

  • March 2022Good
  • December 2016Good
  • April 2013Good

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