Kids 1st Low Fell

2 Telford Close, Saltwell Business Park, Low Fell, Gateshead NE9 5AT
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8.2 25 Reviews
Kids 1st Low Fell is a purpose-built nursery catering from children aged from birth to five-years-old.

The nursery is split into rooms that are age dependent and take into consideration the child's level of development. Every room has access directly onto large challenging gardens, specially designed for its user group.

Children at Kids 1st Low Fell are given the opportunity to enjoy modern language and music and movement lessons and are also taken out on trips during the year.

The nursery likes to involve parents and holds regular social evenings where parents can meet with their child’s ‘key person’.

Kids 1st Low Fell achieved an 'Outstanding' Ofsted report in Janurary 2020.
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Care Provided by Kids 1st Low Fell

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Amy Hedley-Trott (Centre Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 17
  • Total Places for Children
  • 108
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • 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
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Kids 1st Low Fell has a Review Score of 8.2 (8.167) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kids 1st Low Fell has 25 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kids 1st is an excellent nursery. The environment is very calming, friendly and welcoming.
The staff are very hard working, very attentive and always in great spirits.
My daughter has fitted in very well and is very happy.
I cant recommend Kids 1st more!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kids 1st Low Fell is fantastic and I would highly recommend. The staff are always caring and have the best interests of my son at heart.
My son has so much fun doing all of the activities. The food is great and the menu very varied.
Recently, the staff have been so accommodating fitting in extra care
when my mother had an accident and was unable to undertake regular childcare for us - nothing is ever too much trouble at Kids 1st Low Feel.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery, feel lucky to have been involved and my kids to have come here.
Staff are outstanding.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery and amazing staff. Excellent resources. Wouldn't want my daughter to be anywhere else.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at this nursery have been nothing but supportive as my little girl has progressed from the baby rooms to the pre school rooms. She has loved every room and formed food relationships with the staff. Her little brother is going to start in the baby rooms soon and I'm positive he will enjoy it
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Current Review Score: 8.2 (8.167)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.2 (8.167) out of 10 for Kids 1st Low Fell is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 3 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.778 for Kids 1st Low Fell is calculated as follows: ( (28 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.778

  • b) 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 3.389 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kids 1st Low Fell is based on 3 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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 = 3.25

    • ii) 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 108 number of registered child places is 21.6. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 21.6 = 0.139

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Amy

Amy Hedley-Trott

Job Title: Centre Director

Joined: 2012

Hello, my name is Amy and I am the Centre Director at Kids 1st Low Fell.

Directly after completing my A-Levels, I went on to University to study Early Childhood Studies and Curriculum. In 2006 I embarked on my career with Kids 1st as a Nursery Assistant. Over the years I progressed in my career and achieved my Early Years Professional status award in 2008 which I am very proud of. I have worked in several Kids 1st centres during my journey and I am thrilled to be a centre director at Low Fell. I have been a centre director at Low Fell since the nursery opened in 2012 and I am immensely proud of the success the nursery has had since my appointment to the role. I hope to continue to progress within the company and strive for excellence in everything I do.

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