Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 18:00
Mini Merrys Private Nursery- Seaton Delaval
Ofsted: Strong standard·41-43 Avenue Road, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0DT · Northumberland
Number of places
—
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2026
Local authority
Northumberland
About this day nursery
Mini Merrys Private Nursery- Seaton Delaval, registered with Ofsted in 2024, provides a highly supportive, safe, secure, and respected environment for children aged 0-4 years. Open Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:00, the day nursery ensures children make rapid progress from their starting points thanks to a carefully designed curriculum that builds on their existing knowledge.
Staff are exceptionally knowledgeable about each child's development and demonstrate highly caring and respectful attitudes, passionately helping children manage their feelings. The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is excellent, with staff adapting routines and activities to meet individual needs and working with other professionals to ensure tailored support and outstanding progress.
Children also benefit from a well-planned outdoor area where they learn to climb safely, explore plant growth, and develop physical skills and emotional resilience. The leadership team is enthusiastic, committed to staff training, and fosters strong partnerships with parents.
The setting maintains a strong standard in safeguarding, behaviour, attitudes, children's welfare, curriculum, and inclusion.
What it's like
Children develop strong, trusting relationships with staff in a highly supportive, safe, secure, and respected environment. All staff know the children very well, understanding their backgrounds, families, and individual experiences, supporting all children to be fully involved regardless of their ability.
Rapid progressHighly caring staffTailored curriculumExcellent SEND provisionStrong outdoor learningEnthusiastic leadership
Key facts
Registered with Ofsted
2024
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Strong standard
Last inspected May 2026
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
AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted report for Mini Merrys Private Nursery- Seaton Delaval
Last inspected 28 May 2026 · Lynne Pope
What it's like to attend
Children develop strong, trusting relationships with staff in a highly supportive, safe, secure, and respected environment. All staff know the children very well, understanding their backgrounds, families, and individual experiences, supporting all children to be fully involved regardless of their ability.
Inspector highlights
- Children make rapid progress from their starting points and are eager to take part in activities.
- Staff demonstrate highly caring and respectful attitudes, modelling appropriate behaviour and passionately helping children manage their feelings.
- The curriculum is carefully designed to build on what children know, with staff highly knowledgeable about individual children and their development.
- The provider and staff have consistently high expectations, ensuring every child thrives, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- The provider and management team are highly enthusiastic, committed to staff training, and foster strong partnerships with parents.
Areas to develop
- 1The provider should ensure continued improvement in the setting's successful work to remove barriers for children who need help, to realise a transformational impact on all children's achievement and wellbeing.
Inspection #2769352 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The provider encourages parents to bring their children regularly, which supports all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to attend consistently and stay engaged in their learning. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities thrive, as staff adapt routines and activities to meet their individual needs. Staff identify children's starting points, ensuring those with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive tailored support. Referrals are made promptly to seek help and advice from other professionals, and detailed support plans are put in place with parents and other professionals. The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is excellent, with tailored support meeting individual needs. Staff work with other professionals to support the development of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring excellent progress.
Outdoor space
Children have plenty of time in the well-planned outdoor area, where they learn to climb safely and explore how plants grow. Outdoors, children enjoy learning to run, climb and slide safely. Older children develop coordination and control as they take part in climbing outdoors. Training on the benefits of being outdoors has helped the setting review its practice, improving children's physical skills through climbing, engaging with friends in the mud kitchen, and developing better emotional resilience.
Inspection history
Most recent inspection
28 May 2026
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportFrequently asked about Mini Merrys Private Nursery- Seaton Delaval
About the setting
Mini Merrys Private Nursery- Seaton Delaval is a childcare setting on non-domestic premises, registered with Ofsted on 01/03/2024 under unique reference number 2769352. It is located at 41-43 Avenue Road, Seaton Delaval, Whitley Bay, NE25 0DT. The setting accepts children on the Early Years Register. The registered person is Mini Merrys SD LTD.
- URN
- 2769352
- Registered person
- Mini Merrys SD LTD
- Day care type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Register
- EYR
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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