Opening hours
7.30am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays
Two Little Dickie Birds Nursery And Fun Club with St Paul's Pre-School
Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
Number of places
64 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Northumberland
About this day nursery
Two Little Dickie Birds Nursery and Fun Club, along with St Paul's Pre-School, provides comprehensive childcare in Cramlington, catering to a wide age range from under 3s through to 3 and 4-year-olds. St Paul's Pre-School has a long-standing history, celebrating over two decades of delivering exceptional education and care.
The introduction of Two Little Dickie Birds expands this provision to younger children. The nursery is committed to offering flexible childcare options, including full-day care and various government-funded places, such as 2-year-old funding, and 15 or 30 hours for 3 and 4-year-olds for eligible families.
They also facilitate wraparound care in the pre-school setting through Two Little Dickie Birds. The management team emphasises creating a warm and supportive environment where children are encouraged to explore and learn.
They value parental involvement and invite prospective families to visit their facilities to understand their offerings and discuss the best fit for their child's needs. The setting is located within the grounds of Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Academy.
What it's like
Children form close bonds with familiar, attentive staff and show a strong sense of belonging, confidence and high levels of self-esteem. Staff are passionate about having a real impact on children's lives, focusing on kindness and friendship, which contributes to children's high levels of motivation and positive attitudes. The curriculum supports children's learning well, with consistently good, and at times exemplary, teaching.
Government funded placesWraparound careExperienced pre-school
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating
Last inspected 7 February 2025
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 form close bonds with familiar, attentive staff and show a strong sense of belonging, confidence and high levels of self-esteem. Staff are passionate about having a real impact on children's lives, focusing on kindness and friendship, which contributes to children's high levels of motivation and positive attitudes. The curriculum supports children's learning well, with consistently good, and at times exemplary, teaching.
Inspector highlights
- Children form close bonds with familiar, attentive staff and show a strong sense of belonging.
- Staff are passionate and committed to having a real impact on the lives of young children, with a strong focus on kindness and friendship.
- The curriculum supports children's learning well, and teaching is consistently good and, at times, exemplary.
- All staff support children's language development well, helping them to develop an impressive vocabulary.
- Parents are very well informed about their child's learning and help to support this at home.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen the arrangements for staff supervision, coaching and development to raise the quality of education overall to outstanding levels.
Inspection #10372284 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Those children who need support with some aspects of learning benefit from detailed, personalised plans that help them to make more progress.
Outdoor space
The provider reviews the provision and identifies areas for improvement. For example, there are plans to enhance the outdoor learning environment. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Parent Reviews
5.0
(7)
Nicole Kemper
2 years ago
Both my children have attended 2 little Dickie birds and the preschool nursery and they both loved every second of it. The staff are all lovely and always have the children’s best interests at heart. Donna is incredible at what she does and goes above and beyond to give the children the best start in their education and to make memories that will last.
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lewis pilton
4 years ago
Outstanding provision: pre, (during) and post-covid. Exemplary childcare and EYFS education provider with a completely child-centred approach from a warm, well-qualified staff team. Our little girl’s social and academic progress has grown exponentially here. She loves the free-flow aspects of the nursery and community spirit.
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Vikki Baptie
2 years ago
The love, care and attention to detail by all the staff is second to none. All three of my children have thrived under the care of Donna and her amazing team.
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Rachel Tully
2 years ago
My little one attended nursery here just after Covid , the amazing staff helped him settle and thrive, great nursery and preschool.
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Kerry Malcolm
3 years ago
My little girl attends this nursery. The staff are absolutely fabulous:)
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Inspection history
Date: April 2019
- February 2025Good
- April 2019Good
Frequently asked about Two Little Dickie Birds Nursery And Fun Club with St Paul's Pre-School
About the setting
Two Little Dickie Birds Nursery And Fun Club with St. Paul's Pre-School re-registered in 2016. It is situated in the grounds of St Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy in Cramlington, Northumberland. There are 10 members of childcare staff, with eight holding an appropriate early years qualification at level 3 or above, including the manager who holds qualified teacher status. The provision offers government funded sessions and receives additional funding for disadvantaged children.
- URN
- EY541806
- Registered person
- Southgate, Donna Maria
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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