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  • Phone Number
    0191 500 8958
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Details
  • Group/Owner
    Barnwell Academy Trust
  • Person in Charge
    Ashley Emmerson (Headteacher)
  • Number of Staff
    15
  • When Closed
    Bank Holidays
  • Type of Service
    Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
  • Total Places for children
    36
  • Age range
    from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Days
    Mon-Fri
  • Opening Hours
    0800-1800
Funding & Fees

Location
  • Barnwell Academy Trust, Whitefield Estate, Penshaw, Houghton le Spring DH4 7RT

  • Rowan Underwood
    September 23, 2024 at 5:12 pm

    My daughter started September 2020 at 2 years old and I’m over the moon with her development and development. Team are highly welcoming and welcoming. I’ve not had any issues at all. As she started daycare during lockdown I’ve not had the journey of watching her playtime etc but I know she is well looked after and she enjoys it, all round 5 stars! Exceptional daycare childcare centre!

  • Shawn Sharpe
    October 28, 2024 at 7:19 pm

    When she is there I know she is getting the best care, best playtime and best food that she could be getting. The team are fantastic at accommodating needs and preferences and the use of a daily diary and home discovering diary means that we know how much enjoyable she is having! Highly suggest! My 8-month-old has settled in so well to Barnwell Daycare.

  • Sawyer Delaney
    November 1, 2024 at 4:59 pm

    He has been going since he turned 1 year old and the team have been remarkable with him. They keep me up to date with everything he does, his eating, playing, toilet training or any worries they need to tell me about. He has his journal which is lovely to look through on his journey in childcare centre and some fab pictures too.
    I honestly cannot fault this childcare centre at all and I am so grateful for all their assistance with my son. Thank you, girls. My son absolutely loves this childcare centre.

  • Rowan Rowe
    November 8, 2024 at 5:14 pm

    We were worried our little boy would have trouble setting in but they made it so easy and he now runs in smiling every time, couldn’t suggest it highly enough. Outstanding childcare centre, the team and facilities are outstanding.

  • Sidney Rowe
    November 16, 2024 at 4:32 pm

    Truly incredible team and childcare centre. They are so committed to giving the best care to the kids. My daughter is soaring in self‑assurance and in her development. Key workers have all been there for a long time, so the kids create the best bonds. The key workers also build a lovely bond with parents, knowing the family. My son went here and now my daughter does.

  • Hayden Frost
    December 13, 2024 at 8:21 pm

    My daughter attended as a baby and my son has attended from being 9 months old. He is now 3 and attends 5 afternoons a week using wraparound from Barnwell Daycare’s school childcare centre. They collect him after school childcare centre and he attends for his lunch and afternoon session. He looks forward to going every day and is consistently full of smiles when he is collected. The updates is remarkable and we are kept up to date with everything he does. The discovering opportunities he is given have enabled him to learn and grow in his own way and I believe this is because the team are well‑informed of all their kids and aim to cater for all needs. We would highly suggest this childcare centre to anyone looking for childcare from birth to school age. Thank you for all you have done for our two kids girls! Hands down a 5-star childcare centre setting who put the kids first.

  • Morgan Grant
    December 19, 2024 at 1:34 pm

    We absolutely adore his little report at the end of each day. Our son is cheerful and settled and we both sense completely at ease dropping him off each morning. They have also been exceptionally accommodating when we have asked for extra sessions. Our happiest moment has to be reading our son’s journal, it truly made us smile looking at what he does each day. Thank you Barnwell. I honestly could not be happier with Barnwell Daycare, the have made my son, myself and husband sense so welcome.

  • Shawn Cross
    December 31, 2024 at 5:32 am

    Since Barnwell team have spent time with her I have noticed a change in her, her self‑assurance has increased and she has developed some social skills. I believe these results have come about because of Barnwell’s approach to the care and assistance they provide. All members of team are exceptionally passionate about what they do. They have taken the time to understand my daughter and bring out the best in her. The relationships they have built with my daughter has enabled her to sense comfortable, learn and develop. Barnwell takes a bespoke approach towards each of the pupils, which is important because we are all different. They take into account where she is at now and at each stage she gets to. This to me means that the team care. Barnwell Academy has provided outstanding care and assistance to my little girl, she is a little girl who has Down’s syndrome, part of this condition means she is delayed with her development.

  • Arden Bailey
    January 9, 2025 at 7:15 pm

    The team are incredible and we are consistently greeted with a welcoming smile. I would suggest to all my friends and family. Exceptionally cheerful with the services provided by Barnwell Daycare, my little girl loves going to school.

  • Jordan Ellis
    January 15, 2025 at 7:12 am

    After his first taster session, he has consistently asked to go back, when it’s a childcare centre day he’s so cheerful to go in and consistently comes out so cheerful telling us about all the things he has done.
    The team members are so compassionate and supportive and keep me updated about everything My son started at Barnwell Daycare in January 2022 (he is 2.5 years old) and has thoroughly enjoyed every single day he is there.

  • Morgan Quincy
    January 31, 2025 at 8:46 pm

    All three of my kids have gone here and they’ve come on leaps and bounds! Everyone is so welcoming, supportive and approachable, they go out of their way to welcome you and your kid. I could not fault this daycare in any shape or form! It is a remarkable place and I would highly highly suggest! Absolutely incredible daycare!

  • Carter Pierce
    February 2, 2025 at 9:42 pm

    They are an incredible facility and truly care about the kids they work with. My son started going when he was 9 months and is highly well settled; he loves going in there. All the team are incredible, welcoming and highly supportive. I can’t suggest Barnwell Daycare enough.

  • Lennon Rowe
    February 15, 2025 at 1:27 am

    My kid’s development has improved massively, and she has come on excellent since starting. She loves all of the team, and she is consistently excited to go to childcare centre! Team are all remarkable, and the childcare centre is incredible.

  • Blake Quincy
    February 17, 2025 at 6:35 pm

    My kid has settled in excellent and is discovering new things all the time. The team are truly welcoming and attentive towards kids’s needs. Overall, a excellent welcoming and setting to get your kid ready for school. Incredible five star childcare centre.

  • Riley Finch
    March 12, 2025 at 1:05 am

    I’m consistently kept up to date with my son’s development and achievements. Highly suggest this childcare centre. The team are remarkable, highly attentive, and approachable.

  • Morgan Marsh
    May 15, 2025 at 9:59 am

    My son has only been going here since January but the team already have such a excellent bond with him. I can’t suggest Barnwell Daycare enough, they are an incredible facility and truly care about the kids they work with.

  • Alex Keane
    May 17, 2025 at 12:17 pm

    Brought her speech on loads and helped interact with other kids, also taught my daughter how to eat correcting using her cutlery. The full daycare is managed well and the decor and the team have plenty of patience with the kids. My daughter truly enjoys being in daycare,
    The team are incredible with the kids.

  • Avery Sharpe
    May 25, 2025 at 10:48 pm

    There were initial concerns around speech and language with my kid, however I have seen a major improvement and believe this is down to the remarkable work from the welcoming and supportive daycare team. I sense as though they have come on leaps and bounds in all other areas such as eating and listening to and following instructions attending. I couldn’t be happier with the choice of daycare and hope my kid will continue to attend in the future! My kid has been attending this childcare centre for over a year now and I would not send them anywhere else!

  • Micah Steele
    June 22, 2025 at 5:56 pm

    The Daycare is a fantastic setting and the setting has helped my daughter development in all areas of her development. I cannot say enough great things about the Daycare itself and most of all, I cannot thank and praise the team enough for being so accommodating, nurturing, welcoming and a huge part of my daughter’s life and development. The entire running of the childcare centre is with the kid’s best interests at the forefront of everything they do and I could not have wished for better care for my daughter. Thank you. My daughter has attended Barnwell Daycare from 7 months old and I am sad she will be leaving within the next couple of months to begin her journey at school.

  • Lane Pierce
    June 27, 2025 at 7:59 am

    They take a person-centred approach to my kid. He has a key worker, and there is an evident bond between them. The parents are invited to be involved, such as story evenings with snacks. The team offer sound updates.

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