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Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Dec 2021)
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5.0(2 parent reviews)
·142-144 Queen Alexandra Road West, North Shields, NE29 9AF · North Tyneside
Number of places
64 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2021
Local authority
North Tyneside

About this day nursery

Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill offers a warm, friendly, and homely environment where children feel safe, valued, and nurtured. The nursery prides itself on creating a welcoming atmosphere that fosters a sense of belonging for both children and their families, with dedicated staff building trusting relationships and ensuring personalised care.

The carefully designed spaces are bright, cosy, and filled with opportunities for learning and exploration, helping children feel at ease as they grow and develop. The nursery prioritises healthy, balanced meals, freshly prepared with nutritious ingredients to support children’s growth and development.

Mealtimes are a positive and social experience, encouraging healthy eating habits. The nursery follows a comprehensive and child-centred learning and development curriculum, balancing structured activities with free play.

This approach nurtures each child’s unique abilities and interests, focusing on communication, physical development, and social skills. Modern, well-equipped facilities and diverse activities, including arts, crafts, sensory play, and physical games, ensure children are engaged and excited to learn.

The "Nursery in a Box" system provides parents with real-time updates on their child’s development, milestones, and daily activities, fostering strong partnerships between the nursery and families.

Our ethos

Our nursery offers a warm, friendly, and homely environment where children feel safe, valued, and nurtured. We take pride in creating a welcoming atmosphere that fosters a sense of belonging for both children and their families. Our dedicated staff build trusting relationships with each child, ensuring personalised care and attention. The carefully designed spaces are bright, cosy, and filled with opportunities for learning and exploration, helping children feel at ease as they grow and develop. Together, we create a home-away-from-home experience that supports every child’s happiness and well-being.

What it's like

Children enjoy well-planned learning experiences, which prepare them extremely well for the next stage of their learning, including when they eventually leave for school. They form exceptionally strong bonds with the staff, helping them to feel happy and secure. Children are physically active and highly independent. They confidently serve their own meals, offering the staff food too, without any prompting, displaying care and thoughtfulness to adults.

Warm and homely environmentChild-centred learningHealthy, balanced mealsEngaging activitiesParent app for tracking progress

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)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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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill

Last inspected 2 December 2021

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children enjoy well-planned learning experiences, which prepare them extremely well for the next stage of their learning, including when they eventually leave for school. They form exceptionally strong bonds with the staff, helping them to feel happy and secure. Children are physically active and highly independent. They confidently serve their own meals, offering the staff food too, without any prompting, displaying care and thoughtfulness to adults.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff have successfully created a culture that enables children to become confident and secure in their attachments to adults.
  • There is a rich, embedded curriculum, which places an emphasis on developing communication skills and language.
  • Staff provide exciting activities and teaching is of a consistently high quality throughout the nursery.
  • Children thrive on the activities provided in the garden.
  • The manager leads the nursery with a strong sense of direction and purpose.
Inspection #10214910 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are extremely positive about the nursery and the impact it has had on their child's development.

They comment on how happily their children come into nursery each day.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are exceptionally well supported, and the curriculum meets their needs.

Outdoor space

Children thrive on the activities provided in the garden. For example, the forest nursery garden provides them with the opportunity to use tools for building and to tend to the herbs and vegetables. As a result, children develop a respect for nature and learn about a healthy lifestyle.

Parent Reviews of Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill

5.0
(2)
Faith Olayinka
a year ago

A lovely nursery Our son really enjoyed attending the nursery and always looked forward to attending. He also learnt a lot from structured learning and child-led activities

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judith dixon
5 years ago

Superb childcare! Staff are caring, fun and professional. Children love this nursery wide variety of activities and experiences provided each day.

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2021

Date: February 2011

  • December 2021Outstanding
  • November 2016Good
  • November 2012Good
  • February 2011Good

Frequently asked about Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill

About the setting

Tynemouth Nursery at Billy Mill registered in 2001. The nursery employs 14 members of childcare staff, all holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, with sessions from 7.30am until 6pm. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
310213
Registered person
Tynemouth Nursery Group 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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