Childsplay Claremont Nursery Cooperative Ltd

17 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA
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9.9 96 Reviews
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Childsplay Claremont Nursery Cooperative Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Diane Gregory (Manager)

Admission Information

  • None

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 38

Total Places for Children

  • 90

Age Range

  • from 0 years 4 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • FEES EFFECTIVE FROM 1 SEPT 2025 Per Month:
    £1301.00 Full-Time - 10 Sessions
    £1169.00 - 8 Sessions
    £876.00 - 6 Sessions
    £662.00 - 4 Sessions
    £345.00 - 2 Sessions
    However, please note most of our families are now in receipt of 30 hours government funding. Please speak with the office for a detailed breakdown.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:30-17:30
    Tuesday 08:30-17:30
    Wednesday 08:30-17:30
    Thursday 08:30-17:30
    Friday 08:30-17:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas
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Childsplay Claremont Nursery Cooperative Ltd Reviews (96)

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Childsplay Claremont Nursery Cooperative Ltd has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.889) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Childsplay Claremont Nursery Cooperative Ltd has 96 reviews.

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Review from Rachel B (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Used this nursery for all 3 of my children and could not have asked for better. The staff are amazing and the nursery has a lovely friendly warm family feel to it. This nursery is a cooperative and therefore any profit is put back into the nursery to continue to develop facilities and staff. Cannot
recommend this nursery and the committed early years practitioners who work in and run this setting highly enough.
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Review from Lisa V (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Childsplay Day Nursery is a fantastic nursery, our son has been attending since he was 7 months old and loves it. He is growing into an intelligent, sociable and chatty little boy. Each room is well equipped, clean and inviting and the outdoor space for a city-centre nursery is fantastic. Staff at the
nursery are highly qualified and excellent caregivers, and have supported me and my son through his journey. I feel that the nursery has had a noticeable impact on my son's development, his speech and language is excellent, he is confident and sociable, inquisitive and caring. Being a co-operative, I feel we're more involved in the way the nursery is run, having the opportunity to contribute to the future of the nursery. My son is now 3 and attending forest school and talking French, these new experiences are enriching for him and rewarding for us as parents - hearing him describe with great enthusiasm the activities and tasks he's carried out each week. I can't recommend Childsplay nursery enough.
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Review from Ruth M (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My two sons have both attended Childsplay from <1 years. My eldest remained within the nursery until he began school and my youngest son is still attending. This nursery has provided my children with a wonderfully nurturing environment within which this has developed key foundation skills. The staff
are outstanding throughout and the nursery benefits from exceptional management. The children are encouraged through a wide range of stimulating activities and are provided with a very good, nutritional diet. I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough.
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Review from Tom (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Childsplay is an excellent nursery. My three children have all attended on a part-time basis from the age of one. I think two main things set this nursery apart. First is the attitude of the staff. They have genuinely cared for my children, and have provided such a wonderful, warm, nurturing environment.
The Reggio Emilia philosophy enters into all their practice and results in a positive, calm and child-focussed approach to learning. Secondly, the nursery provides extraordinary opportunities for the children, especially from age three. The garden is amazing, and children also get to use the art space in the loft, have trips to the allotment, and the great experience of Forest School. My children have also really enjoyed learning foreign languages. Overall this nursery is outstanding, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for preschool care.
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Review from Yvonne M (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I find the nursery to be very good. The staff are very skilled in looking after children. My child is very happy and looks forward to going to nursery. He s always well kept. He has shown great development in a variety of areas and skills and the pace at which staff support him with his development
is well balanced.


The only thing I see as a downside is the restricted opening times.

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Review from L F (Mother of Child) published on 17 July 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Childsplay since January and is thriving. He loves it there and is so happy to see his carers and his friends every morning. I am very happy that he goes to Childsplay and it makes it a bit easier to leave him and go to work when I know he is so happy and developing so well.
All of the staff are great, enthusiastic and committed to the children's development. The environment, activities and facilities are all perfect for him to learn and develop his skills and interests.
He has allergies and is fully catered for with full menus and ingredients lists provided to me.
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Review from Ben P (Father of Child) published on 2 May 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter is very happy at Childsplay and gets excited about seeing her friends and carers every day that she is due to attend. We could not be happier, she is thriving in the environment provided by everyone at the nursery. We are due to be moving away in the next few months and are aware of how
hard it will be to find somewhere that comes close to fulfilling our expectations due to our experiences here.
We will miss everyone when we leave.
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Review from Simon D (Father of Child) published on 25 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All of my children have been to Childsplay on a part-time basis. I've been so happy with how they have been treated there and I know that they have both enjoyed it and benefited from it tremendously.
It is well run, clean, the staff are wonderful and there is a large number of enriching activities
for the children to participate in.
I know my children have particularly enjoyed the Forest School activities and, more recently, the allotment. The staff are to be congratulated on working so hard to provide a wonderful service.
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Review from Sam L (Mother of Child) published on 21 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a fabulous nursery. I could not praise the staff highly enough. The care for the children, facilities and activities are first rate. My child loves going to nursery and I attributed a lot of this development and learning to Childsplay.
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Review from Rebecca C (Mother of Child) published on 21 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter is extremely happy here, and so are we!
Lovely atmosphere, attentive staff and lots of time outside. She always comes home tired but happy. She is usually happy going in after a very gently managed settling in period (which is done over 2 weeks), but if she is a bit wobbly someone always
notices and gives her a cuddle and distraction.


When we are concerned about our daughter it is so helpful as first-time parents to talk to our keyworker as she knows our daughter well and notices even small changes in her wellbeing, development or health.


Management staff have also been approachable and friendly throughout and they have been flexible in providing us with extra days when we have needed them.


We are leaving Newcastle and will all be very sorry to leave Childsplay as they feel more like family due to the relationship they have with our daughter.

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Review from Colin M (Father of Child) published on 21 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has attended Childsplay from the age of 12 months and has thrived in a warm and supportive environment which cares about her as a person and her development. Childsplay's policies are clear and easy to find and its structure as a cooperative allows for very real engagement by parents in
the care of their children. The nursery staff are uniformly supportive and friendly and their daily reports provide a really useful insight into how she is developing and what activities she enjoys. We cannot think of a better place for her to go to nursery.
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Review from Wendy M (Mother of Child) published on 30 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has always enjoyed her time at Childsplay and as parents, we are impressed with the ethos, standards of care for the children, excellent meals and delivery of the early year's curriculum in a safe and inspiring environment. Children seem engaged, settled and immersed in their play. We feel
very lucky that our daughter can benefit from the Childsplay experience.
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Review from Anna P (Mother of Child) published on 23 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy to have chosen Childsplay to become our childcare provider on my return to work. He is cared for very well, has built up excellent relationships with the lovely staff very quickly, and they have kept us well informed about his daily activities, routines and developments. I know he
is safe hands in the baby room and is happy to be there having lots of varied fun.
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Review from Jennyfer R (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Childsplay Day Nursery from her 6 months and she is now 3 years and loves it. Their settings is great, I loved the size of the rooms when we first visited as well as the hardwood floors. All the staff are extremely nice and always have a nice word about her day or her
behaviour. I would definitely recommend it to anyone. They are always trying to improve the nursery, their garden area has recently been redesigned and is so lovely. I am very happy with their work and I believe that they have helped my daughter become the confident child she now is.
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Review from Anna (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son absolutely loves going to Childsplay Day Nursery. Their settling in process was well structured and supportive so both me and my son have been very happy from the start. The staff are fantastic; friendly, approachable and nurturing, and they have taken a lot of time and care to help my son to
develop. After a day at nursery, he regularly comes home with a new 'trick'! Staff always report back on how his day has been, verbally and in his book, and the regular development meetings with his keyworker are interesting and valuable. The nursery is spacious, and the toys/equipment are changed a few times a day. The nursery clearly puts a lot of thought and research into the best equipment for the children and it's refreshing to see there aren't any noisy plastic toys! (He has enough of those at home!) Finally, communication with Childsplay's management team is excellent.
E-mails are concise and useful and we're always kept well informed.
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Review from Alice (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Childsplay 2 days a week for 5 months and absolutely loves it. It's a safe, loving and nurturing environment which we think has really helped her confidence to blossom. Staff are so attentive to her development and interests and make sure she has what she needs to help
them grow. Every day the play areas look different, there are different types of objects to arrange, a magical sensory area, tents and dens, sandpits, shredded paper, painting, soft play and more. A lot of thought is put into having different textures, colours, weights, shapes of objects which the babies can explore. It never looks or feels tired or run down. Different to most nurseries we looked round, the baby unit at Childsplay has so much space, 4 different rooms! The outdoor space is beautiful with lots of natural feeling play areas. We love reading her diary from the day on the way home which is always so detailed. As a non profit co operative, as a parent you can really play a part.
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Review from Larry L (Father of Child) published on 18 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Childsplay is a well organised nursery and I would highly recommend to all parents. My son always enjoys his time at the nursery and sometimes even refused to go home! Staff are friendly and approachable. Each day my son will learn something new through different activities and toys available.
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Review from Lynne P (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Child's play is a wonderful nursery that I can't recommend enough. The staff and management are very engaged, caring and consistent. The environment is good with lots of learning opportunities and free learning toys. They have fantastic outdoor space and encourage creativity and exploration. They communicate
well about how the children have been doing and always have time for parents. Our children enjoy going and we've never doubted for one minute the choice to place them there. It's a cooperative so has sound ethical values and an engaged management with lots of parental involvement in the day to day running.
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Review from Silvia (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The children are standing right in the centre of every day's attention. You can feel that every time and everywhere in the nursery. Staff members really care about the children and can give excellent feedback when picking them up.
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Review from Joanne S (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been in the Baby Unit at Child's Play for the last five months. We have been very impressed with the care he receives there. The staff are kind and caring and our son obviously enjoys going as he greats his care worker with a big smile. His motor and language skills have come on enormously
during his time there, no doubt in part due to the varied activities he is involved in every day. The extended (and free) settling-in period was invaluable for helping him get used to his new surroundings and to reassure us that he was in the best possible hands. The daily updates we receive in his diary show that the staff really do know our son and the information helps us ensure continuity of care, as well as dealing with the many practical issues that looking after a small child involves. It is difficult combining working life with parenthood but I have no doubt that our son is thriving in this supportive atmosphere and I have no hesitation in recommending the nursery.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.889)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.889) out of 10 for Childsplay Claremont Nursery Cooperative Ltd is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 16 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 5.000 for Childsplay Claremont Nursery Cooperative Ltd is calculated as follows: ( (192 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 192 Ratings = 5
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.889 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Childsplay Claremont Nursery Cooperative Ltd is based on 16 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 90 number of registered child places is 18. 16 Positive Reviews ÷ 18 = 0.889
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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