New Beginnings

Shakespeare Street, Sunderland SR5 2JX
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8.8 4 Reviews
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Ashley Cutts (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 8

Total Places for Children

  • 50

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Per hour - £5.00
    Morning session (8am -1pm) - £25.00
    Lunch - £1.80
    Afternoon session (1pm - 6pm) - £25.00
    Tea – £1.80
    Full day (8am - 6pm) - £50.00
    After School Club (3:15pm-5:15pm or later by arrangement, incurring an additional charge) -
    £10

  • The fees are still very competitive (one of the cheapest in Sunderland), whilst maintaining
    our high-quality provision.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • Ample parking is available at the side of the building and within the school grounds.

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New Beginnings Reviews (4)

8.8

New Beginnings has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.754) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time New Beginnings has 4 reviews.

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Review from Virginia M (Mother of Child) published on 21 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As parents, we want the best for our children, and this place offers it. The staff is friendly and very helpful.
Reply from Ashley Cutts, Nursery Manager at New Beginnings
From the initial conversation with parents we take pride in ensuring that we offer honest, helpful and clear advice in a friendly manner. It has been an absolute pleasure getting to know you and your…read more
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Review from Arman H (Father of Child) published on 17 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
New Beginnings Nursery has been absolutely amazing for my son. He has type 1 diabetes, and the whole team were always so caring and careful about his blood sugar and daily needs. Every single member of the staff is kind, supportive, and genuinely loves what they do. We couldn't have asked for a better
place for him - we're really grateful for everything they've done.
Reply from Ashley Cutts, Nursery Manager at New Beginnings
We take pride in building and maintaining trusting, positive relationships with our families and children. Our team at New Beginnings are very attentive and supportive, especially towards children…read more
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Review from S A (Mother of Child) published on 22 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter currently attends New beginnings and has done since Been one.
The nursery is so homely and a great environment for her offering a home from home surroundings, indoor and outdoor fun always achieved. Arts, crafts, messy play and much more.
Her development and confidence she has gained
since been in new beginnings is definitely noticeable in all aspects.
The nursery is clean, the meals she gets are amazing with them been provided by the school next door they are filling & nutritional and she loves them.
The communication from the nursery as a parent is second to non full break down of her day always approachable and so attentive and loving towards our daughter we couldn't ask for any more from them.
The manager is also very approachable and always tries to make sure our requested times are accommodated especially us been shift works this helps so much.
We would recommend new beginnings highly and pretty sure our daughter would too.
Reply from Ashley Cutts, Nursery Manager at New Beginnings
We pride ourselves in providing good communication with our families. We understand the importance for parent's to be given a thorough daily handover. We really appreciate your kind review.
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Review from R A (Mother of Child) published on 30 April 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 3 year old son has loved his experience of this nursery he attended for over a year and moved up into the oak leaves room-
The staff have been a pleasure to visit and liaise with. He has grown and learnt and was always talking about his activities.
Its a warm and friendly environment for put
little ones to flourish
Many thanks
Reply from Ashley Cutts, Nursery Manager at New Beginnings
It has been an absolute pleasure caring for and educating your child. We wish him all the very best in his new school. Thank you so much for the lovely review.
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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.754)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.754) out of 10 for New Beginnings 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 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 4 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 4.979 for New Beginnings is calculated as follows: ( (47 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 48 Ratings = 4.979
  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 3.775 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for New Beginnings is based on 4 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 = 3.375
    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 50 number of registered child places is 10. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 10 = 0.4
  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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Frequently Asked Questions about New Beginnings

What is the Age Range of Children that New Beginnings accepts?

New Beginnings accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is New Beginnings Open?

New Beginnings is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does New Beginnings have capacity for?

New Beginnings has capacity for a total of 50 Children.

How far is New Beginnings to the centre of Sunderland?

1.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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