Food
Parents provide all meals and snacks for children under one year old. Separate charges for meals and snacks for funded childcare sessions for children over 1 year. Am session £3; Pm session £2; Full day £5 for all meals and snacks.
Trinity Corner Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
Number of places
96 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Gateshead
About this day nursery
Trinity Corner Nursery, established in 1997 and located in Bensham, Gateshead, offers high-quality full and part-time day care for children aged 6 months to 5 years. The nursery prides itself on its friendly and welcoming environment, valuing each child as an individual and tailoring activities and observations to their specific needs.
It features rooms equipped for all age groups, including a specialised baby unit for infants under one year old, and a lovely garden for outdoor play. Trinity Corner Nursery emphasises a collaborative partnership with parents, encouraging their involvement in their child's development and providing monthly online reports to keep them informed.
The dedicated team of fully trained and DBS-checked staff, many with over a decade of experience, works to ensure children reach their full potential and are well-prepared for Reception.
Our ethos
As a nursery, we understand that each of our children and their families are different and we view this as a strength and an important part of our nursery. Each of our children is valued as an individual and so our activities, observations and progressing are geared towards this. We also feel we work best as a partnership and love to involve you in your child’s development, not least with fantastic monthly online reports. Together we can ensure your child reaches their full potential and is as prepared as possible for Reception.
What it's like
Children are happy, confident and motivated to learn in this nursery. Staff are responsive to children, and there are noticeable warm and affectionate relationships between staff and children. Children develop strong physical skills and enthusiastically express their own ideas and creativity, building self-esteem.
Established 1997Individualised LearningStrong Parent PartnershipExperienced Staff
Pricing & funding
Fees are structured by age bands for under twos and two to five year olds, offering full-time, full day, or half day sessions. Term-time only spaces are available. While monthly fees are calculated over 50 weeks and paid across 12 months, funded sessions for children over one year incur separate meal and snack charges.
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds
Good to know
- Fees can be paid weekly or monthly.
- Monthly fees are calculated over 50 weeks and divided by 12.
- Term time only places are available.
- Funded sessions for children over 1 year incur a separate charge for meals and snacks.
- Parents must provide all meals and snacks for children under one year old.
Key facts
Opening hours
7:15am – 6:00pm
Age range
6 months - 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
1997
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Trinity Corner Nursery
Last inspected 24 September 2025 · Janet Fairhurst
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are happy, confident and motivated to learn in this nursery. Staff are responsive to children, and there are noticeable warm and affectionate relationships between staff and children. Children develop strong physical skills and enthusiastically express their own ideas and creativity, building self-esteem.
Inspector highlights
- Good progress has been made to address the action and recommendations raised at the last inspection.
- The leadership team and staff are committed to providing an inclusive setting.
- Staff place a high priority on developing children's communication and language skills.
- Overall, staff provide good opportunities for children to develop a love for books.
- Children learn to be independent, with younger children encouraged to spread cheese on crackers and put on coats, and older children self-serving at lunchtime and taking care of their personal care needs.
Areas to develop
- 1give more consideration to how the environment can best be managed so that children are able to focus and consistently hear what is being said to them
- 2enhance the monitoring of staff practice further to ensure that they receive focused feedback and coaching to raise the quality of teaching to a consistently high level
- 3provide even further opportunities for children to independently revisit activities that enable them to practise their skills at their own pace.
Inspection #10381017 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents and carers are highly complimentary about the nursery.
They talk about the overwhelming support they receive from the staff team.
they say that staff provide a thorough handover and exchange of information through daily conversations and the online platform.
Parents and cares also value the support they receive to help build on children's learning at home.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The leadership team and staff are committed to providing an inclusive setting. They liaise effectively with other professionals to gain necessary guidance, support and training. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive effective support to help them achieve targets set for them. This ensures that they make good progress in their development.
Outdoor space
Children develop strong physical skills. Babies stand and hold staff members' hands as they practise their walking skills. Toddlers walk along balance beams with confidence and have great fun working cooperatively to master the use of the see-saw.
Parent Reviews of Trinity Corner Nursery
4.3
(10)
John Wilkinson
a year ago
Great nursery. My son has been going 4 days a week since he was around 10 months old. The staff are amazing. All the staff have been working there for a long time which is a good sign, it gives your child consistency.
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Elsa Fuller
2 years ago
My granddaughter is attending trinity at the moment. She's come on fabulous since she started. She has learnt something new every time she comes home! Totally suprises us. Incredible! 😃😃😃
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Cimo Mina
a year ago
recommend the kindergarten with all my heart. I am very happy with the staff. My son learned a lot. I am very happy.🥰
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Deborah Richardson
3 years ago
I've had 3 out of my 4 children attend this nursery and I haven't had any problems at all with the nursery or staff, all of my children have enjoyed attending, my oldest who is now 13 years oldwas the 1st to attend then my now 11 year old and now my 3 year attends here
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kim Wootton
8 years ago
Friendly and helpful staff we have two children here and they always come out with big happy smiles
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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025
Date: February 2011
- September 2025Good
- December 2024Requires improvement
- January 2024Requires improvement
- May 2018Good
- May 2015Good
- February 2011Good
Frequently asked about Trinity Corner Nursery
About the setting
Trinity Corner Nursery registered in 1997 and is located in Gateshead. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, nine of whom hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3, including one with early years professional status. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, with sessions from 7.15am until 6pm, and is registered for the government's Early Years Childcare Funding.
- URN
- 311876
- Registered person
- Gerits, Barbara Bryner
- 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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