Little Hubbers Day Nursery

99 Bedford Street, North Shields NE29 6QJ
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9.9 39 Reviews
  • Little Hubbers Day Nursery, North Shields
Little Hubbers aim is to provide a safe, secure, happy and stimulating environment for all who attend and support all children to explore and learn to reach the full potential.

A child’s first step into nursery is also the first step to independence.

The nursery believes children would thrive best in a fun, caring and enjoyable environment where the children are given first-hand real experiences and resources that are stimulating to experiment, explore, and learn to be independent.

Little Hubbers value that learning takes place through enhanced play opportunities and that children’s play reflects their wide range of varied interests.

The nursery acknowledges that by having a safe, secure and challenging environment. The staff give all children learning opportunities and can learn to take risks, develop boundaries, make choices and extend development.

Staff recognises the importance of listening to children, understanding, and meeting individual needs and that every child is a unique and competent learner.

The nursery believes positive interactions are essential and should tune in to children’s thinking and let them take lead and direction in learning and support this through encouragement, praise and respectful relationships between staff and the children.

Parents and staff partnership is vital with warm and trusting relationships as each learns a lot from each other. This is beneficial to support children’s progress and development, which has a positive impact on children’s learning.

The diversity of individuals and the communities are important and everyone is valued, children have the right to be treated fairly and be happy.

All children should be supported to develop a positive sense of themselves and others.

Care Provided by Little Hubbers Day Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Amanda Sherriff
  • Person in charge
  • Danielle Stanton (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 48
  • 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 Little Hubbers Day Nursery

  • £58.25 per full day, £35.25 per half day - includes all meals.
    Discounts are given for full weeks.


  • Parking
  • They have free parking in the surrounding streets.


Little Hubbers Day Nursery Reviews (39)

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Little Hubbers Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Hubbers Day Nursery has 39 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has attended this nursery for the past two and a half years and we, as a family, couldn't fault it. The staff are wonderful and make my son so happy to attend. The facilities and resources are second-to-none and my son particularly loves the in-house soft play. The children go on daily outings
to parks, museums, aquariums and beaches, to name but a few and also benefit from fun/educational classes visiting nursery to carry out sessions. Overall, we are so happy with Little HubbersDay Nursery and will be so sad when it's our son's time to leave. We would definitely recommend this nursery to others.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Such lovely words, the team will be thrilled to read your review.
We love having your little one here with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My niece attends this setting as a family, we love the interaction they give about their adventures and days they've had. My niece loves going to nursery and talks about all her friends (including grown ups). The experience all the children receive are fantastic and if the nursery was more local (across
the Tyne to us) we would be sure to use it too. When I do collect my niece, the staff are very welcoming and friendly but professional and I see the care they put in to ensure full feedback is given.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

We love having your niece here with us, she is such a little darling and full of life. Thank you for your kind words.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Hubbers is an amazing nursery for all children ranging from 6 months and up to 4 years, they have a great range of courses for all age groups to enjoy on a day-to-day basis. They arrange daily outings for the children to explore new surroundings. The staff at Little Hubbers are superb, they are
always so eager to start each day off on a positive and exciting vibe and I couldn't fault them for anything. All the staff go above and beyond to support both your child and yourself.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. It means a lot to us to know the parents are happy with how we look after the children.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter started at Little Hubbers in July 2022, which was the first daycare nursery she went to. We were made to feel at ease with daily updates on how she's been doing all day. Our daughter grew confident, learnt new things and always had a smile on her face. As she grew older, the staff were
amazing when potty training - I honestly don't think I could have done it without them. The staff are amazing, food is fab, and almost every day they would be out visiting different places such as aquarium, airport etc. I couldn't fault Little Hubbers. They have been amazing!

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely words, the team will be thrilled to read this.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery, amazing helpful staff. My daughter loves going.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

We love having your daughter here with us at Little Hubbers. She is always so happy and having fun.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter started Little Hubbers in June 2022. The nursery brought her on leaps and bounds in 14 months. She became independent, potty trained and learned a lot. The staff are brilliant and kept us up to date daily with their app. The food was brilliant and really opened up my daughter's palate with
such a diverse range and all dietary requirements accounted for, thank you Little Hubbers.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

We love having your daughter here with us. She has such a beautiful character. Thank you for your kind words, it means a lot to us to hear and see the reviews from the parents.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Little Hubbers has been amazing! I love that they take the children out and about in the community daily. The staff have been so kind to my little boy. We've already signed up our second son to attend in 2025.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you, it's great to hear how amazing you think the team are. We love having your little one with us here at Little Hubbers and look forward to meeting the new little bundle of joy.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been attending Little Hubbers for a while now and all I can say is that she loves it! The staff are always welcoming and great at saying how she did that day.
The indoor facilities at the nursery are amazing. The sensory room and soft play are an amazing bonus to her overall experience.
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there are no outside spaces, she is always taken out everyday on exciting trips e.g. the beach, the local park, even taking the ferry to another town, trips to a nearby city and many more.
The staff are simply amazing, kind and clearly passionate about looking after the children. As well as good handovers at the end of the day we are kept in touch all day through the app with photos of what is being done throughout the day and puts my mind at ease my little girl is having so much fun.
Overall fab nursery and I would recommend to anyone.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for your very kind words. We love having your little one here with us at Little Hubbers.
The team are amazing and strive each and every day to provide wonderful new learning experiences for all the children.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery, staff take children's own routines into consideration and know how to fit them into the day. My grandson is always happy to go in and often talks about his friends and the staff at the nursery on his days off. Always exciting trips happening and his mum is always kept up to date through
his day with the app they use.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind words. We love having your grandson here with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended this nursery for 7 months now and I have nothing but positive things to say! My daughter has ASD and the adaptions from the staff for her on a daily basis are amazing. The nursery itself has amazing facilities which suit my daughter's needs such as their soft play for climbing
and the sensory room!
The staff are always planning days out and even get in additional activities such as interactive sensory music classes!

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you. We love having your little one here with us and supporting you on your ASD journey. As a mum myself of 2 children with ASD it was very important to me that the nursery was inclusive of everyone's needs. Over 50% of my team are now SEN trained in order to support and help those that need it.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I just wanted to take some time to praise the amazing work and commitment by the practitioners who work at Little Hubbers. They are fantastic! The activities and outings undertaken by staff really enhance the cultural capital of our little ones. Trips into the local city by metro and even other towns
by train! The staff really know our little ones inside out and have their best interests at heart.
Thank you for raising our little ones when we are at work and keeping them safe. You are all brilliant!

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind works. As a team this means so much to them to hear your words of praise.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been at Little Hubbers since she was 9 months old, we couldn’t rate it more highly! She is so well looked after and comes home with stories of what she has done all day (she’s now 2.5). They go on the ferry, metro, to the park, and the beach. Even an art gallery! Along with football
coaching and other activities. I don’t know any other nursery which offers such a variety of things to do.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for leaving such a lovely review. The team are thrilled to read such kind words.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are really happy with the nursery and staff, my little one loves going each week and clearly feels happy and comfortable with the staff there. We get regular updates throughout the day via the app and they always take the kids out on trips using public transport. Fab nursery and staff, it makes all
the difference knowing my daughter is happy to go in and she tells us all about the staff who are her friends. It's lovely to hear! Would absolutely recommend. As a bonus she is always shattered at the end of the day.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

It's lovely to read your review, such kind words about the nursery and the team. We love having your little one here with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Little Hubbers is a brilliant nursery. My son has been there just over a year and has loved every minute. The staff are attentive and caring every day, you fully trust you are leaving your child in safe hands. They do trips out and activities almost every day and he looks forward to his days at nursery
with his friends.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind words. We love having your little one here with us.. he loves all the fun stuff we do each day and loves going on our outings. He's such a happy little boy.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery has been absolutely amazing for my little girl from the age of 1-2 years old. She has thrived and been so excited to attend. Lots of outings, trips, activities, learning and love shared here. Would highly recommend. The staff are very dedicated and loving.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you Amy for your lovely review. The team will be thrilled to hear this.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery, staff are amazing and ensure your child is well looked after and keep you updated with all goings on; from going out on adventures, baking, sensory time, this place has been amazing for my daughter, but has got her prepared for her new adventure in her new school. Thank you so much
for everything the staff have done.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for your kind words. The team will be thrilled to hear this.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter absolutely loves it here. She has the best time playing with their high-tech equipment, the soft play and the cosy sensory room. The kids go on regular days out to the park, the beach trips to South Shields, the farm - my daughter always comes home happy and tired. The staff are great too,
they genuinely care about the kids and their families. Nothing is too much trouble and they tend to individual needs fantastically. I can't praise this nursery enough, I'll be sad when she has to leave.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Lovely words Estelle. The team will be thrilled to hear how happy you are with the service Little Hubbers provide.
We love having your little one here with us - such a character and always happy.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really lovely staff, always friendly, lovely connection with all children, always there to help, my children love all staff, always on great adventures i.e the park museum farms and trips down to feed the fish. Never a fault with Little Hubbers.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you so much for your kind words. The team will be thrilled to hear how happy you are.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one has been at this nursery for nearly two years, she's grown with them, starting in the baby room and now into preschool and I haven't been able to fault then at all. As a baby, she was in cloth nappies which was a bit unusual but the staff learned and worked with us very well. They've aided
her through everything, as we've gone through their classes and they appear to do everything they can to ensure that she had a fulfilling and enjoyable experience that's appropriate for her. Supporting our gentle/responsive parenting approach in the way that support and guide the children. Other things that we particularly like is that the children are taken out every day (unless there's some extreme weather that would render it unsafe for the children), as well as having fantastic facilities for the children to explore.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for your wonderful review Taigh. The team will be thrilled to hear how happy you are and how little one is enjoying her time with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son absolutely loves this nursery and I’ve never had any issues in the nearly six months that he has been attending. He strolls in happy every morning and even happier when he leaves. The staff are very loving towards him and he clearly adores them which is what you want when you’re trusting somebody
to watch your child three days a week. They are also very helpful with any queries and issues on my part which is amazing. The day trips and walks that they take the children on are also brilliant. Overall, a fantastic nursery, definitely recommend it.

Reply from Amanda Sherriff, Owner / Director at Little Hubbers Day Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review Antonia. We love having your son with us and watching him learn, develop and grow as the weeks pass by. He is a happy little lad and we love seeing him every week.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.917)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.917) out of 10 for Little Hubbers 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 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 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 4.917 for Little Hubbers Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (144 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.917

  • 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 Little Hubbers Day Nursery is based on 13 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 48 number of registered child places is 9.6, which has been reached with 13 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 (17)

Danielle

Danielle

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2020

Hi I'm Danielle and I've been the Nursery manager for the last 2 years.
I love my role and have a true passion for Early Years.


Stephanie

Stephanie

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2019

My name is Stephanie (Steph) and I've worked in childcare for approaching 13 years. I currently hold a level 3 in Early Years and a Level 4 in Playwork. I've had experience working as a nursery practitioner, senior, lead senior and deputy manager within 2 previous settings. I have also self taught myself some basic makaton signs and carried out many training courses online. I am first aid trained and hold a food hygiene level 2 certificate. I was a responsible person for fire drills, first aid box checks, safer food better business file, and speech and language screening.
I am 30 years old with 2 children of my own, daughter Kadie who's 10 & son Reuben who's 4 but I also have a stepson Callum who's 12. I love watching the sports they do & having family time together.


Stephanie

Stephanie

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2020

Level 3 practitioner


Patsy

Patsy

Job Title: Level 3 practitioner

Joined: 2019

Level 3 practitioner


Chloe

Chloe

Job Title: Level 3 practitioner

Joined: 2020

Level 3 practioner


Leah

Leah Wise

Job Title: Level 3 Early years practitioner

Joined: 2020

My names Leah, I’m 19 years old. I studied my level 2 childcare at Tyne Metropolitan College which lasted 1 year. I then went on to study my Level 3 childcare, again at Tyne Metropolitan College which lasted two years. With me becoming a Level 3 Early Years Practitioner in July 2020. Throughout the three years of training, I was able to gain a significant amount of experience from working in many different settings and working with a wide range of ages. Also, while studying I was able to extend my knowledge and skills through taking part in courses such as Makaton, Children’s Yoga and Story Telling. I have always wanted to work with children from being a young age, so when I left school in 2017 I knew that I wanted to continue to follow my dream. The reason why I love working in childcare is knowing that I have play such a significant role in a child’s first few years of their life by teaching and allowing those children to grow. Another reason why I love working in childcare is because I love to watch the children learn and grow into their own little characters. What I love about my job the most is seeing all the children enjoy being at the nursery, exploring new resource’s every day. I believe I am a friendly & caring individual that will always help each child to learn and grow.


Caren

Caren

Job Title: Nursery Cook

Joined: 2021

Nursery cook


Karen

Karen

Job Title: Level 2 qualified

Joined: 2021

Level 2 qualified early years practitioner.


Tia

Tia

Job Title: Level 3 practitioner

Joined: 2018

Level 3 practitioner


Christina

Christina

Job Title: Apprentice - level 3

Joined: 2021

Apprentice - level 3


Georgia

Georgia

Job Title: Level 2 practitioner

Joined: 2019

Level 2 practitioner


Eve

Eve

Job Title: Level 2 practitioner

Joined: 2019

Level 2 practitioner currently training to complete level 3 qualification.


Abbi

Abbi

Job Title: Apprentice - level 3

Joined: 2019

Apprentice - level 3


Lilly

Lilly

Job Title: Level 2 qualified

Joined: 2021

level 2 Early Years Practitioner


Mary

Mary

Job Title: HR Manager

Joined: 2018

HR Manager


Amanda

Amanda Sherriff

Job Title: Owner / Director

Joined: 2019

Hello, my name is Amanda and I set up Little Hubbers Day Nursery with my Business partner Jill in May 2019.


We absolutely love how our fantastic little nursery has developed since opening. It's grown from strength to strength and has an amazing team behind it all.


Michelle

Michelle

Job Title: Nursery Housekeeper

Joined: 2021

Nursery Housekeeper


Frequently Asked Questions about Little Hubbers Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Little Hubbers Day Nursery accepts?

Little Hubbers Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Little Hubbers Day Nursery Open?

Little Hubbers Day Nursery 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 Little Hubbers Day Nursery have capacity for?

Little Hubbers Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 48 Children.

How far is Little Hubbers Day Nursery to the centre of North Shields?

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