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Park Farm Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
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4.5(15 Google reviews) ·1 Pont Park, Berwick Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 0JX · Northumberland
Number of places
98 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Northumberland

About this day nursery

Park Farm Day Nursery, located in Ponteland, Newcastle upon Tyne, offers a nurturing "home from home" environment for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. The day nursery operates 51 weeks a year, closing for one week at Christmas and on Bank Holidays, with core hours from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, and early starts available from 7:30 AM.

They have recently expanded with a new baby and toddler annexe, developed due to growing waiting lists. This annexe is designed with a blended approach to early years, incorporating sensory and soft play rooms, a safe sleep space, and age-specific areas including an Atelier for creative activities.

The nursery is committed to creating beautiful, child-centric environments to ensure children have the best start in life. They provide a range of stimulating activities, encourage healthy eating through involvement in baking and cooking, and have vegetable gardens to teach children about food origins.

Each daily session follows a structured routine, balancing free play with group and staff-led activities both indoors and outdoors, gradually introducing a more structured learning programme for older children to prepare them for school with confidence.

Our ethos

Park Farm Day Nursery is committed to creating beautiful, child-centric environments, offering a "home from home" atmosphere. Their pedagogical approach blends sensory play, creative activities in an Atelier, and practical experiences like baking and gardening, aiming to give children the best start in life and prepare them for school with confidence.

What it's like

Children are happy, settled and carefree at this bespoke nursery. They develop secure relationships with staff, especially with their key person. Leaders plan a curriculum that is focused on providing children with experiences they would not normally have.

Home from home environmentBaby & Toddler AnnexeChild-centric environmentsHealthy eating focus

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM (early starts from 7:30 AM); 51 weeks a year, closed one week at Christmas and on Bank Holidays

Age range

6 weeks to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Park Farm Day Nursery

Last inspected 12 September 2025

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 are happy, settled and carefree at this bespoke nursery. They develop secure relationships with staff, especially with their key person. Leaders plan a curriculum that is focused on providing children with experiences they would not normally have.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff team have good relationships with families and promote effective partnership working.
  • Staff promote children's physical development well, with regular outdoor play and support for bike riding and climbing.
  • The curriculum is well developed and understood by staff, who gather useful information from parents about prior learning.
  • The leadership team is ambitious and knowledgeable, and staff report good levels of well-being.
  • Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and inclusive practice are embedded in the curriculum.

Areas to develop

  • 1clarify how staff will ensure planned activities remain focused on what they want children to learn next
  • 2strengthen opportunities for training, coaching and monitoring of individual staff's teaching skills to improve their knowledge of how to consistently maximise children's learning experiences
  • 3review and develop mealtime arrangements for the toddler room, so that staff consistently support children's learning through high-quality interactions.
Inspection #10419363 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say they are thrilled with the 'fantastic', 'supportive' and 'dedicated' staff.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and inclusive practice are embedded in the curriculum. Children with SEND benefit from individual learning plans that are shared with all staff. In addition, staff work closely with external partners to ensure that children who need additional support make good progress towards their individual targets.

Outdoor space

Children access outdoor play regularly and benefit from time spent outside. Staff support children to learn how to ride bikes. Older children skilfully navigate the well-resourced outdoor area, climbing on large wooden apparatus. Younger children learn to climb and slide confidently. Babies are encouraged to crawl and practise their walking. This helps to develop their large-muscle skills.

Google Reviews of Park Farm Day Nursery

4.5
(15 Google reviews)
Jesi H
a year ago

Our daughter has been here for almost a year now having moved from a different setting. We are extremely happy with Park Farm, our daughter frequently tells us she doesn’t want to leave at pick up time and often asks to go to nursery at the weekend! What stands out to us about Park Farm is the real family feel, the fact that all of the staff know all of the children really well and really get to know their personalities. Handovers are always really detailed and always include little anecdotes about our daughter’s day/things she has said which we love. The children spend much of the day outside which is also a big plus point for us and rather than being confined to one room, there are many different areas at nursery for them to move around during the day. Our son will be starting here later this year and we will feel confident that he is going into a really positive setting. Thank you Park Farm!

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Leanne Kelly
a year ago

My biggest anxiety following my maternity leave and going back to work was finding the right care and environment for our little one. We visited a few different nursery settings, all fairly local but none of these compared to the instant impression we got from our a visit to Park Farm. We had such a positive meeting we cancelled all further visits elsewhere and immediately reserved our child’s place from the time we needed. The environment is so personal and really felt like a home from home and our opinion hasn’t changed 6 months later. The staff go above and beyond and really give me the comfort of knowing my child is safe and happy in their care. Our little one’s development is thriving, we are kept up to date daily and the affection and bond they have both built together gives us so much comfort and reassurance. We love that they get to spend so much time outdoors, the farm and animal setting and just how peaceful the location feels. You’re made to feel so involved as parents through regular parents evenings, stay and plays and other family day events. Really happy we made the decision we made.

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Shannon Wilkinson
a year ago

My little girl has been going here since she was 15 months, I’m so glad I chose this nursery. From the viewing I just knew this was the nursery. All the staff are lovely and make the little ones feel so comfortable and at home! My little one takes awhile to settle to new places and they’ve always so accommodating with this. Any new medical problems my girl has had, they’ve made sure they’re up to date with it all and all staff are aware. I will be so sad when her time comes to go to school, would recommend to everyone! Katie and Rebecca yous are doing an amazing job at running this nursery. Massive thank you to Jade, Holly, Anna-may and Anna T and all the others for being so accommodating and patient with our little one.

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Alexandra Longton
3 years ago

We are so lucky to have this nursery close to our home. It has lots of space for kids to play indoor and outdoor, and lovely staff who looks after our son so well. Highly recommend it.

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Stephanie Martin
a year ago

Our son has been at this nursery for 3 years and he has loved being there. The staff are great with him, the setting is brilliant and the communication with parents during the day (and generally) has been very good. We would highly recommend, our 2nd son is starting soon!

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Inspection history

Date: September 2022

  • October 2025Good
  • September 2025Good
  • October 2022Good
  • September 2022Good

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