





Kids 1st Wansbeck is a purpose-built nursery providing care and education for children aged three months to five-years-old.
Located within the grounds of Wansbeck General Hospital in Ashington, the nursery is built to the highest standards and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. Staff are fully qualified and the on-site chef provides healthy, nutritious meals using fresh produce.
Kids 1st nurseries are well-respected throughout the North East community for the standards they have achieved to the benefit of many children and their parents.
Funding & Fees
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Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearFull days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup/Owner
- Kids 1st Nurseries
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lindsay Fairclough (Centre Director)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 35
Total Places for Children
- 112
Age Range
- from 0 years 3 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
NoConsumables provided
NoOpening Times
- Monday 07:00-18:00
- Tuesday 07:00-18:00
- Wednesday 07:00-18:00
- Thursday 07:00-18:00
- Friday 07:00-18:00
When Closed
- Bank Holidays & Christmas
Kids 1st Wansbeck Reviews (53)
Kids 1st Wansbeck has a Review Score of 8.0 (8.045) out of 10, based on 1 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kids 1st Wansbeck has 53 reviews.
My little girl loves coming to Kids 1st every day. The staff are all lovely. They provide the best possible care and learning environment whilst I go to work. I can do this knowing she is safe and happy. 5* childcare. Well done Kids 1st.
I feel very confident leaving my two boys here.
All the staff work so hard and it is well appreciated. The staff play a huge part in our two children's development. I truly believe that they help them to become the absolute best!
The staff here are very friendly, caring and approachable. Communication between staff and parents is excellent. Any issues or concerns are always addressed in a timely fashion.
Our child loves coming to nursery and has already made friends. Highly recommended.
My son really enjoys nursery. It's an unsettling time leaving your baby to return to work, however, Kids 1st have made the transition so much easier for me and my family. The staff go above and beyond and even though he is only in nursery two days a week, he has built up amazing relationships with the staff and children. Thank you for all you do for him.
The nursery is amazing. All staff so helpful and engaging. Our daughter has come on so much since starting and it's massively because of the nursery. They encourage her and we feel they have a genuine care for our daughter.
Kids 1st has helped my daughter in many ways. Her development and understanding have been helped massively by the fantastic staff. They all deserve a medal! Thank you.
What a great place! Our little girl loves coming here, even though it's only one day per week. We never have any problems of any kind. We would recommend it to anyone.
Lovely friendly staff who couldn't do more to make him feel welcome.
A lovely warm atmosphere with friendly staff. My son has developed so much since joining.
My son is always happy to come. The staff are friendly, helpful and supportive. It makes leaving your little one that much easier.
We have always been impressed by the variety and quality of the activities. Our child has benefited greatly from the interaction that they have with both their carers and other children at the nursery. All of the staff are fantastic and have a very personal approach to childcare. We would highly recommend Kids 1st to our family and friends.
Communication is very good and they are very positive in their approach with the kids. If your child is upset they will encourage you to make contact with them once you have left to reassure you they have settled.
I have never seen a child crying by himself, there always seems to be someone offering them comfort- unlike some other nurseries.
I love to see all of the pictures Kids 1st send me via the app and hearing about what he has done in his day. He enjoys his time at Kids 1st and the carers work alongside me for each new development stage and offer me advice on how I can help him to progress.
My son has attended Kids 1st since Feb/March 2017. I find the staff very approachable and deliver a high standard of care and interaction with the children within their care. As a working parent, leaving your child can be daunting however the staff at Kids 1st have made the process less stressful.
The induction period was very informative and the staff really get to know the children. Regular updates are provided and my son's progress, behaviour and physical/progression skills are monitored, encouraged and documented. The ratio of staff to children is encouraging and the activities the children do are educational and fun. I strongly recommend this nursery.
My daughter thoroughly enjoys coming to nursery and has settled in really well. Nursery life is helping her thrive and is bringing her social skills on leaps and bounds. The nursery staff are great at ensuring that both myself and my daughter feel at ease on a nursery day and give a thorough feed back to me at the end of the day. Management are very approachable and always try to accommodate when we need to book our daughter in for additional sessions.
My boy has been going to this nursery and I cannot fault them in any way. He has been going since he was 7 months and the staff had been lovely all the way through. My boy is now going to his last term before going to the reception. The staff in Dolphin 2 are absolutely great, doing all the things to prepare him for when he goes to the big school. They are very supportive and easy to deal with, willing to help parents like me in any way they can.
All the staff in the nursery are outstanding. My child has strong bonds with all her carers which I think is so important.
Brilliant nursery, my little bot has learnt so much being here. I couldn't ask for a better childcare facility.
The resources they have are brilliant and they have a varied set of activities for the children to engage with.
At preschool stage the children learn French taught by an external company who come in - this is by far the most brilliant experience you can give your three year old! I'm over the moon they have the chance to learn a language at this age!
I'm pretty sure I'm going to be in more tears than my little girl when we have to finally say goodbye to this nursery in August. They have been an extension of our family for 10 hours a day, four days a week for the last 3 years!
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Awards / Recognitions (7)
- Recipient: Kids 1st WansbeckDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020
- Recipient: Kids 1st NurseriesDate: Tuesday 31 Mar 2020
- Recipient: Kids 1st WansbeckDate: Tuesday 30 Apr 2019
Meet the Team (1)
Hi, my name is Jennifer and I am a Senior Early Years Educator here at Kids 1st Wansbeck.
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