YMCA Day Nursery

7 Northumberland Place, North Shields NE30 1QP
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9.9 67 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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Care Provided by YMCA Day Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • YMCA Day Nursery
  • 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
  • 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

Funding & Fees Guide for YMCA Day Nursery

  • 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.

YMCA Day Nursery Reviews (67)

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9.9

YMCA Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.898) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time YMCA Day Nursery has 67 reviews.

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Review from Emma E (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After working in childcare for ten years now, choosing the right nursery for my daughter was very important to me. YMCA day nursery is amazing, my little girl loves going and is always doing amazing activities and bringing artwork home. I am kept up to date with weekly observations and I can check her
development online through the tapestry app. The staff provide a positive, friendly and loving atmosphere and I could not recommend them more. They also have a sensory room which is a big hit with my little girl as she loves lights and sounds. They have a great team and I could not be happier with choosing this nursery and the care my little girl receives daily!

Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery

Thanks Emma, so pleased your happy with your choice of nursery.


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Review from Stephanie D (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic nursery. I knew from the moment I was shown around that my son would be safe and well cared for here. All of the staff are great. My boy comes home happy every time he has been to nursery. I love the fact that the children are quite frequently taken out of the nursery to go to the park and
library and dance studios etc., it helps burn some energy but also provides different learning opportunities. Thank you to all of the staff for giving myself and partner (dad) (first-time parents) the reassurance that our little treasure is having fun and most importantly kept safe.

Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery

Thanks so much for your review! We are thrilled you are happy with the care we provide to your son!


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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 22 May 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has attended YMCA nursery since March 2018 and absolutely loves it. He’s settled in well, the staff are really friendly and keep us up to date with his progress. There’s plenty of activities to keep him entertained, including lots of outdoor play which he loves.
He’s come on leaps and bounds
since joining. We would definitely recommend YMCA nursery

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Review from D K (Father of Child) published on 18 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Good standard of communication, staff still learning, but they put maximum effort and are very caring.
Cleanliness isn’t perfect, but hey! - it’s a nursery, staff would have to be running around with the cloth instead of looking after the kids. It’s not dirty at all though. Just messy at times, the
messier the place, the happier the children are :-). Great sensory area and learning facilities for children. Keep it up!

Reply from Rachel Danielson at YMCA Day Nursery

Thanks for your review, we are so pleased your child has settled well with us and that you are more than happy with the care we provide. I would like to assure you that we have a cleaner who cleans the nursery every night to ensure the nursery cleanliness is maintained to a very high standard at all times. The children at our nursery learn through play and at times the rooms can get messy. We do encourage the children to tidy up and put toys away at the end of each session, which helps them to develop their listening and understanding skills as well as learning that they play an active role in looking after our nursery and toys.


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Review from Emma Y (Mother of Child) published on 6 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2-year-old daughter loves going to nursery and is always in a really good mood when I pick her up, she is always fully busy and the nursery always informs me of all activities that she does while there.

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Review from Zoe K (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 19-month-old daughter has been going here since 14th March and I couldn't be happier. Her speech has really begun to develop and her list of foods she will eat is expanding! The staff are lovely and friendly, always happy to help and clearly care for all the children there. I especially love reading
the observations on tapestry. Highly recommend.

Reply from Rachel Danielson, Nursery Manager at YMCA Day Nursery

Thanks for your lovely review, Zoe. It's lovely to hear you are happy with our care and your daughter has settled well into the nursery.


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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a fantastic nursery with great staff. My son started upon opening in January and settled straight in despite not being left with anyone before. He always thoroughly enjoys the ever imaginative activities on offer. They also use an online facility that allows them to communicate with you at home
so you can see what your child has been up to with accompanying photos which are always lovely to see. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff and the nursery manager has been very supportive. I would highly recommend this nursery. I dread the day my son has to leave.

Reply from Rachel Danielson, Nursery Manager at YMCA Day Nursery

Thank you for such a lovely review, Sarah. It's a pleasure having your son with us.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.898)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.898) out of 10 for YMCA Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) 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:

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

    The Average Rating of 4.898 for YMCA Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (196 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.898

  • 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 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:

    • 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 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • 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 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 18 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • 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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Meet the Team (1)

Ian

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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