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Westoe Village Kindergarten

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Apr 2022)
·St George's Avenue, South Shields, NE34 6ET · South Tyneside
Number of places
67 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2022
Local authority
South Tyneside

About this day nursery

Westoe Village Kindergarten is an Ofsted-rated "Outstanding" nursery located on St. George's Grove in South Shields. Drawing on over 20 years of experience from its sister nurseries, it is dedicated to providing high-quality childcare for children in South Tyneside.

The kindergarten aims to foster happiness, freedom, guidance, and kindness in children, supporting them in reaching their full potential within a safe, stimulating, and caring environment. The curriculum emphasises learning through play and exploration.

The nursery is committed to promoting healthy lifestyles and prepares all meals freshly on-site. Westoe Village Kindergarten proudly offers funded childcare options for eligible 2-4 year olds, including 30 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year.

The team is dedicated to continuous improvement, building on their consistent "Outstanding" Ofsted ratings.

Our ethos

The kindergarten aims to foster happiness, freedom, guidance, and kindness in children, supporting them in reaching their full potential. The curriculum emphasises learning through play and exploration.

What it's like

Children thrive in this welcoming, inviting and stimulating nursery, arriving happily and eager to explore and learn. Staff plan a nurturing environment, promoting a child-led approach that enables children to feel safe and secure, settle quickly, and make their own play choices from a variety of interesting experiences. Children are curious, engaged, polite, kind, and respectful, forming strong bonds with staff that foster independence and confidence in exploring their environment.

Ofsted OutstandingFreshly prepared mealsFunded childcare available

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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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Westoe Village Kindergarten

Last inspected 25 April 2022

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in this welcoming, inviting and stimulating nursery, arriving happily and eager to explore and learn. Staff plan a nurturing environment, promoting a child-led approach that enables children to feel safe and secure, settle quickly, and make their own play choices from a variety of interesting experiences. Children are curious, engaged, polite, kind, and respectful, forming strong bonds with staff that foster independence and confidence in exploring their environment.

Inspector highlights

  • The provision is outstanding.
  • Support for children with SEND is superb. Staff quickly identify if children need extra support with their learning and take swift action.
  • The curriculum for children is highly ambitious, providing excellent first-hand experiences to help children learn about their local community and the wider world.
  • Staff carefully plan and organise the rooms to boost children's physical skills, allowing independent movement from inside to outside.
  • The management team and staff work in strong partnership with parents, keeping them fully informed of their child's learning and progress.
Inspection #10220328 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with SEND is superb. Staff quickly identify if children need extra support with their learning. They take swift action and account of information they exchange with other professionals and parents, to ensure that children receive targeted support. For example, staff have implemented language programmes in partnership with speech and language teams.

Outdoor space

In all areas of the nursery, children are able to move independently from inside to outside. The inspector observed the quality of education during activities indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children's learning.

Inspection history

Date: January 2014

  • April 2022Outstanding
  • October 2016Outstanding
  • January 2014Good

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