YMCA Day Nursery

7 Northumberland Place, North Shields NE30 1QP
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9.9 72 Reviews
  • YMCA Day Nursery, North Shields
YMCA Day Nursery is part of YMCA North Tyneside, and offers childcare and learning for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.

At this high-quality early years provision, children are valued and their happiness, enthusiasm and individuality are fostered by experienced staff in a creative and stimulating environment.

There's a variety of activities to choose from, including; sensory room activities, outdoor play, arts and crafts, messy play, games, reading, story time and small world schemas.

There is also an allotment and regular risk assessed activities.

Their varied menu makes meals both tasty and healthy and is prepared on site from fresh ingredients.
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • YMCA Day Nursery
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in Charge

  • Ian Pearson (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 16

Registered Charity Number

  • 1011495

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Babies:
    Full day 7.30-6.00pm £63.68,
    School day baby Room 8.30-3.30 £48.11,
    Half day 7.30-1 or 1-6 £37.26.


    Toddler and Preschool:
    Full day 7.30-6.00 £60.16,
    School Day 8.30-3.30 £45.78,
    Half Day 7.30-1 or 1-6 £35.92.

  • Please speak to nursery manager regarding funding and our stretched funding offer.

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 & 1 week at Christmas

YMCA Day Nursery Reviews (72)

9.9

YMCA Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.883) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time YMCA Day Nursery has 72 reviews.

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Review from Jen G (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It is a bright and welcoming environment and the staff have been excellent in helping my little boy to settle.
Reply from Ian Pearson, Nursery Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you for your words Jen. It is lovely to have you as part of the nursery.
Best wishes
Ian
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Review from Donna A (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely bright and clean environment. My daughter loves attending this nursery. The staff are wonderful with the children, giving them amazing opportunities to learn.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this nursery to all of my friends and family.
Reply from Ian Pearson, Nursery Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you for your kind words, we love having her as part of the nursery family!
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Review from Donna B (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery, the staff are really friendly and very approachable.
It's a great environment for my child to grow around others.
Reply from Ian Pearson, Nursery Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Many thanks for your words and your continued support.
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Review from Andrew M (Father of Child) published on 3 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is well settled and comfortable with the other children and brilliant staff who are very open and enthusiastic about his early years education and well being in general. They have been great at communication from day one and have maintained this. The staff are friendly and kind to the children.
Highly recommended.
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Review from Stephanie S (Mother of Child) published on 20 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From day one, my son settled into the nursery and is showing confidence and being comfortable and happy to go in each morning and sad to leave when it comes to going home. It's large and free-flowing with a lovely garden for outside time. The food is healthy and varied and he loves it.
The staff are
so welcoming and friendly and the nursery has a family feel, all of my son's key workers are fantastic and my son flourishes in their care. He's come on leaps and bounds since joining the nursery. We couldn't be happier.
Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you for your review. I am thrilled that you are happy with the care we provide to your son. It is also great to hear that our nursery is welcoming and friendly. This is something that we try to…read more
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Review from Sara N (Mother of Child) published on 18 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am extremely happy with the level of care provided by YMCA Day Nursery. The staff were great at settling in my son, it was a difficult time, but they provided excellent support. They provide a variety of activities each day such as messy play and playing in the garden, which has helped with my son’s
development. They have created a lovely environment which feels very homely and welcoming.
Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery
Thanks so much for your review. We are glad you're more than happy with the care we provide and that our settling process helped to really settle your son into the nursery.
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Review from Sam (Mother of Child) published on 10 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff are very friendly and helpful. They provide a safe and learning environment for our child.
We appreciate Tapestry and seeing what our child has done during the week - we would like to support these activities more directly by following up with related activities at home.
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share planned activities with parents in advance so they can better prepare the child. No clear learning plan in place but this could be due to communication with parents rather than lack of programme. We can support this learning at home and continue with related activities where appropriate.
Reply from Rachel Danielson, YMCA Day Nursery at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you for your lovely review. We do have planned activities and next steps in place in line with our in the moment planning structure, which staff use to identify children's interests and provide…read more
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Review from Elham T (Mother of Child) published on 9 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son attends YMCA daycare nursery since November 2018. From the beginning, all the staff and especially the manager, are extremely nice and patient with my son. Thanks to his key workers for doing an amazing job, he settled quickly and now he absolutely loves going to nursery every day. Recently,
he has moved from a baby room to toddler room and the way the transition happened was very smooth and slow which we didn't even notice any behavioural changes at all. I really recommend YMCA daycare nursery to any parents looking for a good nursery.
Reply from Rachel Danielson, Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you so much for your review. It's so lovely to read you are happy with everything we do and your child is happy with us.
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Review from Stacey H (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to YMCA Day Nursery for a year now and absolutely loves it. I couldn’t have picked a better nursery for her, she loves all the staff and talks about them outside of nursery all the time and has formed a special bond with a few. My daughter has came on heaps and bounds since
attending and gains so much from her time there. The staff are all so approachable and easy to talk to, always happy to fill you in on those funny little things that your children get up to during the day. I enjoy filling them in on the naughty things she gets up to at home. Overall, I couldn’t rate them enough and I am so pleased with my choice in nursery.
Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery
Thanks so much for your review. We are so happy you are pleased with what we do at YMCA Day Nursery and your daughter is a pleasure to have in our care.
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Review from Jenn B (Mother of Child) published on 4 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff have been very patient with my daughter, taking the settling in process slowly and welcoming her gently into the baby room every week.
Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery
Thanks for your review. We are so glad our settling process has helped your daughter to settle in.
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Review from Paul C (Father of Child) published on 3 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to YMCA Nursery since she was three months old. She absolutely loves it and the staff can't do enough to make her feel welcome. She gets all excited when she goes in on a morning and sees all the staff. There are all sorts for them to do there, every day she does something
different. We can see how she's getting on with daily updates on the app and to see how well she progressing. Our older daughter was in a childminder and I regret that as nursery just seems to be a lot friendlier and welcoming. Now she is going on to more solids, there is a full menu for her to try that gets prepared daily for her.
I would recommend YMCA to anyone who has little ones.
Reply from Rachel Danielson, Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you so much for the lovely review Paul. It's so great to hear you're happy with the care we provide your little one and she loves to come to nursery. She is a pleasure to have in our care.
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Review from Kathryn K (Mother of Child) published on 5 July 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been coming here for a year and a half and she absolutely loves it. She has learned so much, gained confidence in many areas and just has so much fun, they really care about the kids emotional and physical and educational needs are so supportive of them. I love seeing what shes been
up to using their tapestry app. The nursery is great at keeping you informed on any special dates/events in good advance. They are all very friendly and happy to chat to you about any worries concerns or anything they are very supportive and informative I cant fault them I'm really sad my daughter is leaving the end of this month she will miss everyone soooo much as they are all so wonderful. The nursery itself has so much for the kids to do and learn from its great.
Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery
Thanks so much for your review Kathryn. We are so pleased you are more than happy with everything we do. We wish your little one all the luck in starting her new adventure to big school in September…read more
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Review from Emma D (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely nursery, they have helped me a lot. My child loves going, lovely staff, really good management and really good communication.
Reply from Rachel Danielson, Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thanks for your review! We are so glad your child loves coming to our nursery. Great to hear that our communication is really good. We strive to communicate with all of our parents at daily hand overs…read more
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Review from Andrea F (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child is very happy when going to nursery and is very fond of the staff that work with him.
Whenever I arrive to pick him up he is playing happily and is always in good spirits.
Nursery always clean and tidy and all staff very friendly and happy.
Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so happy your little one has settled into the baby room. Staff always make sure they are there to talk to parents at hand overs so our parents feel part of…read more
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Review from Jane F (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has now been attending the YMCA nursery for 8 months. She initially struggled with separation and was very emotional during her settling in period... Morning drop-offs for some months thereafter were difficult for her but the staff were extremely supportive in managing this transition, and
by having access to the Tapestry app I was reassured that she was enjoying her time whilst at the nursery. She has now built close bonds with the team and loves going to nursery.


The confidence my daughter has gained during the past 3 months especially has been astounding and her development is thriving.


I would most definitely recommend the nursery to friends and look forward to seeing my daughter grow as she continues to attend over the next couple of years.

Reply from Rachel Danielson, Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thanks so much for your review. We are so glad our flexible settling process has helped to settle your daughter into our nursery and she is now able to come into nursery happy and confident. It's…read more
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Review from Kelly M (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended the YMCA nursery for around 6 months now and absolutely loves it!


The facilities are great and the staff are really friendly and helpful.


They have lots going on with regular trips to the main YMCA building for classes like yoga and integrating with the older generation

for lessons and fun with healthy living. They also have trips to their own allotment which the kids love!


I couldn't recommend highly enough 5*

Reply from Rachel Danielson, Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thanks for your lovely review. We are so glad your little one is enjoying their time with us. It's great to hear you're happy with our extra-curricular activities which provide our children with…read more
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Review from Victoria S (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing nursery! My daughter has settled in really well. All the team are so welcoming and great with the children and I couldn't be happier with the progress my daughter has made since joining four months ago.
Reply from Rachel Danielson, Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you for your review. It's great to hear our staff have been welcoming to you and your child. As part of our nursery ethos, we aim to work in partnership with parents so that they feel part of…read more
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Review from Darian H (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at the YMCA Day Nursery, North Shields are so friendly, and due to their kind, warm and welcoming approach my daughter who initially was very upset to be left in an unfamiliar place, is now happy to be going and has formed a great bond with her keyworkers.


As parents, my partner and I think

it’s a great nursery and are impressed with how much has been done in such a short space of time.


Would definitely recommend.

Reply from Rachel Danielson, Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thanks for your review. We are so glad your little one has settled in with us and our flexible approach to settling new children in has helped her to get used to coming into nursery and develop strong…read more
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Review from Spencer A (Grandfather of Child) published on 8 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our Grandson was very reluctant to go and stay at nursery and we thought he would never settle but his key worker told us he has never had a child that would not settle. I smiled and said you have now, but how wrong I was, with the help and perseverance of his other key workers, my Grandson now cannot
wait to get to nursery to see everybody. He now hangs up his coat, gives us a kiss and a waves goodbye and he is set for the day. Also, he has some complicated heart problems, which the team have just taken in there stride and kept him on his routine with his medication. All in all, the whole team are all doing a fantastic job and I'm sure at times staff need a medal for coping with him, as he is quite demanding of peoples time. We could not recommend a better nursery in North Shields than the YMCA. A big thank you guys for doing such a fantastic job.
Reply from Rachel Danielson, Manager at YMCA Day Nursery
Thank you for your review. We are so happy your grandson has settled in well with our flexible settling process. Sometimes it just takes a little extra time for children to settle in and as…read more
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Review from V G (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My boy has come on great since nursery. His language is developing and especially that he also speaks Portuguese. Staff are lovely and helpful. Thank you!
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.883)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.883) out of 10 for YMCA Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.883 for YMCA Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (192 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 213 Ratings = 4.883
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for YMCA Day Nursery is based on 18 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 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 18 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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Ian Pearson

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2019

My name is Ian and I am the Manager at YMCA Day Nursery. I have a passion for working with young children, providing a positive environment and helping them as individuals to develop. I have been fortunate enough through my experiences to work with children in some of the poorest parts of the world which has inspired me to ensure children have the best start in life. I have been involved with YMCA movement for many years and believe the YMCA approach to inspiring children and young people can make a difference to society. I like that YMCA North Tyneside works with some of the youngest and oldest members of our community. In my spare time, I love spending time with my wife and two children.

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