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Nursery at Bailey Green Primary School
Last reviewed: October 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Three-hour sessions give Bailey’s Bees a distinct identity within Bailey Green Primary School. Inspectors recorded an outdoor mud kitchen for early years children in June 2024. This is the school-based provision for children aged three to four in Killingworth, separate from Bailey’s Butterflies, which caters for children from birth to three in its own building.
Bees attend the school provision during term time. Holiday care takes place in Butterflies for children entitled to use it, so families need to distinguish the school nursery timetable from the younger provision’s longer opening day. Ofsted graded the school’s early years provision Outstanding at the inspection on 5 and 6 June 2024. That judgement covers early years within the school, rather than a separate nursery inspection.
Play provides the framework for learning here. The early years curriculum covers seven areas of development, with Development Matters used to help plan how children build on earlier learning. In parent terms, activities start from the individual child’s needs and combine tasks guided by adults with play that children choose themselves.
Learning takes place indoors and outside, and real-life experiences form part of the curriculum. The nursery has an interactive whiteboard and a class computer, adding classroom technology to the play-based approach. At the June 2024 inspection, early years children enjoyed using the outdoor mud kitchen.
In June 2024, children across early years made exceptional progress and spoke confidently about what they were learning. Their ability to recall learning gives substance to the emphasis on building knowledge through play. These are findings about the early years phase as a whole, rather than nursery-only outcomes.
SEND leadership spans children from birth to eleven, with support roles in both the school and Butterflies. That structure places the nursery within a support system covering the younger provision as well as school-age children. Families also have access to resources including the Early Years 0-5 Parent Padlet, Sendiass and the local offer through the SEND page.
For everyday communication about illness, parents can use ParentApp or the sickness voicemail line and should keep the school informed about their child’s return. After sickness or diarrhoea, children must remain at home until 48 hours have passed since the last episode. This is a practical rule to build into childcare plans.
Attending the nursery does not guarantee a Reception place. Families must make a separate application through North Tyneside Council using the normal Reception application route and deadline. The council’s website provides the application information and an online form. Choosing Bees therefore needs to be a decision about the nursery experience itself, alongside a separate plan for Reception admission.
Morning sessions run from 08:30 to 11:30; afternoon sessions run from 12:00 to 15:00. Both fit a half-day pattern. Children who are late must report to the main office.
Nursery applications use a data collection sheet emailed to office@baileygreenprimary.org.uk. The school office can also be reached on 0191 2509025. For funding guidance, the school’s 30 Hours Childcare page links to Childcare Choices resources.
Bees children wear a jade green cardigan or sweatshirt. This nursery-specific colour helps distinguish their uniform from the main school’s green jumper or cardigan.
Bailey’s Bees caters for children aged three to four. Bailey’s Butterflies is the separate provision for children from birth to three.
The morning session is 08:30–11:30 and the afternoon session is 12:00–15:00.
Bees operates in school during term time. Children move into Butterflies for school holidays if they are entitled to do so.
No. Parents must apply separately through North Tyneside Council for Reception.
Complete the nursery data collection sheet and email it to office@baileygreenprimary.org.uk.
