Opening hours
Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7am until 6pm.
The New Mulberry Bush
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2021)
Number of places
88 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2021
Local authority
Gateshead
About this day nursery
The New Mulberry Bush Nursery, part of the Bridges Nurseries group, is situated in Wrekenton and offers a welcoming environment for children. The nursery is strategically located near several local primary schools, enhancing convenience for families in the area.
It features four dedicated playrooms, a quiet sleep room, and a specific room for an out-of-school club, all fully stocked with toys and educational materials designed to support the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. The nursery also boasts a secure, enclosed outdoor play area, providing opportunities for outdoor learning and recreation.
Emphasising a holistic approach to child development, The New Mulberry Bush Nursery focuses on fostering essential life skills in a cheerful environment and provides a healthy, varied menu for its attendees.
What it's like
Children arrive happily and receive a warm, friendly greeting from the caring staff. They quickly become engaged in their play and learning. They confidently move round the safe and interesting indoor and outdoor areas.
Out of school clubHealthy menuEnclosed outdoor play area
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for The New Mulberry Bush
Last inspected 8 July 2021 · Lynne Pope
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children arrive happily and receive a warm, friendly greeting from the caring staff. They quickly become engaged in their play and learning. They confidently move round the safe and interesting indoor and outdoor areas.
Inspector highlights
- Staff skilfully support children to understand boundaries and to develop an awareness and respect for their peers.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive tailored support to help them to make progress.
- Staff support children to develop their small- and large-muscle skills and the control needed in preparation for writing.
- The manager and staff fully consider the needs of children when making improvements.
- Parents speak highly of the nursery and are aware of the progress their children are making.
Areas to develop
- 1build on staff's questioning techniques so that they consistently ask questions that encourage children to think of their own responses and express their own ideas
- 2improve staff's understanding of wider safeguarding issues, such as breast ironing, so that they know what signs and symptoms they need to be aware of.
Inspection #10175180 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive tailored support to help them to make progress. Staff work on a one-to-one basis with them, where needed, to meet their needs.
Outdoor space
Children confidently move round the safe and interesting indoor and outdoor areas. Children have fun playing in the gardens and thoroughly enjoy the freedom to take measured risks. For instance, toddlers practise their physical skills on the low-level swings and pre-school children develop friendships and are keen to play with their friends outside.
EAL / language support
Children who speak English as an additional language are helped to build on their vocabulary. Staff respect the vital role of their home language and use words provided from home to communicate.
Parent Reviews of The New Mulberry Bush
4.3
(8)
Nikki Ghonim
7 years ago
Fantastic nursery. Friendly workers who make all the children feel special. The new owners are really clearing the place out and making improvements across the whole of the nursery and the building. They accommodate to all of your child's needs, dietary requirements etc. It's also easy to get in touch via phone you are not left on the line for ages. Cannot praise this nursery enough my children have been going since they were 2 and now are going to attend the after school club, they love it.
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Kirsty McCourt
a year ago
My daughter has been going to this nursery since she was 1 and she loves it! The staff are lovely, the nursery is clean, tidy and safe. Couldn't ask for anything more in a nursery.
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Angela Bessem
7 years ago
Very lovely place to entrust your little one. Staff are so good at their job and so warm welcoming too. My little one who had so much difficulty socialising, has been totally transformed in to a new person because of the help of the staff. She feel so safe and accepted, and most often she wouldn’t want to come back home after her nursery hours. I love this place, and my little one loves it too.
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Gary Smith
8 years ago
AFTER SCHOOL CLUB - Major payment issues. The staff at the after school club are great and fantastic with the kids, but the back office staff are uncontactable by phone, and get the front of house staff to pass on messages. Do not pay via Direct Debit as the system never works, often straddling you with bills for £000's (Literal thousands) for 2 kids as they will not take payment for months on end. No issues at all with the way my kids are looked after, but needs a serious overhaul on dealing with customers
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Sarah smith
9 years ago
Really good nursery.the staff are really helpful and friendly.my son elliot smith left there in july and it brought him on so well at the nursery and he learnt so much.they are great with the children.i recommend this nursery
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
8 July 2021
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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About the setting
The New Mulberry Bush registered in 2018. The nursery employs 10 members of childcare staff, all of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY559043
- Registered person
- The Bridges Nursery Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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