Kids Play The Childcare Hub

1a Roebuck Way, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8HL
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The new Childcare Hub is Kids Play’s home of nature-based play. With all rooms having free-flow access to woodland gardens, children can fully connect with the great outdoors. The Hub was recently rated by Ofsted, in February 2019, 'good' with 'outstanding' features.

Whether the child is 6 months or 5 years, the setting has the resources to further their development. Babies' motor skills are encouraged with natural wooden toys, toddlers love water and creative play, whilst pre-schoolers can’t get enough of the forest school activities and storytelling in the Hobbit house.

To encourage children to care for animals, the pre-schoolers help look after Gary the giant land snail, whilst the resident rabbits and guinea pigs live in the toddler garden.

Being the home of nature-based play, little green figures are nurtured. On the roof garden, children can plant and care for vegetables and herbs, to use them for their own pizza creations which they cook in the outside pizza oven.

Across Kids Play Childcare, it uses child-led learning called ‘planning in the moment’. This enables practitioners to build on a child’s natural interest and turn any play into a learning opportunity.

Children from the Hub love exploring their BRAND NEW Nursery Gardens, and enjoy weekly visits to local attraction Thrift Farm where they take part in Forest School Sessions. Here children enjoy building dens, climbing trees and exploring nature.

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Care Provided by Kids Play The Childcare Hub

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kathryn East & Elena Yanchevski (Managers)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 42
  • Total Places for Children
  • 180
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Kids Play The Childcare Hub Reviews (59)

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Kids Play The Childcare Hub has a Review Score of 7.0 (7.016) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kids Play The Childcare Hub has 59 reviews.

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Review from A R (Father of Child) published on 10 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are extremely friendly, caring and lovely. They show passion in their job and my son loves coming here. What the hub has to offer is amazing and the roof garden is great.

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Review from Ricky S (Father of Child) published on 10 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

As I am sure is the same for most parents, leaving your child for the 1st time at nursery is a scary day. If I had known then what I know now, then there was nothing to worry about. Amazing carers, amazing facility and I just know my son always gets looked after and has developed so much.
Thank you.

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Review from Emma (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son has attended this new pre-school premises for coming up to nearly a year now - it recently split the pre-school age groups into two so any children going to school this September are grouped together-this move really showed my son's progress and development as activities are more focused to getting
ready for school. His mark making has really come along and he has always loved books but he can write his name clearly now and recognise letters and begun to read basic books. Jan 18 saw the start of forest schools in the programme too and he really loves this - the facilities are excellent and they have new minibuses to take children off-site to other places to do forest schools further afield too. The communication through the learning diary is really useful too - it keeps me up to date and shows how he has developed and what he has been up to.

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Review from Stacy L (Mother of Child) published on 17 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing experience, would highly recommend.

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Review from Tasha B (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love Kids Play at Knowlhill. The staff are superb. They are kind and patient and you can see the kids adore them.
Any parent is nervous about leaving their child but they put me at ease and I've seen my children benefit from all the activities.
It's a great mix of play based learning, using the
child's interests creative activities and fun. Great outdoor space (with an upgraded nursery being built to open Summer 2017). It's a very friendly, relaxed atmosphere but with good routines and structure.
Good variety of healthy meals, it's a really positive environment where your child is developed, individually known and build great relationships.

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Review from Lindsay N (Mother of Child) published on 8 May 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves going to this nursery. She talks about it all weekend and skips in each morning. We even have to pick her up later than we could to avoid tears if she has to leave earlier than her friends. They do so many activities and learn so much, far more than I ever could at home. I feel she's
being prepared well for the eventual transition into preschool and school. The staff are fantastic - there is a very low turnover and the kids love them.

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Review from Rachael P (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent. My daughter is doing extremely well at the nursery. Staff are all excellent and very informative. She has a varied day with lots of different activities.

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Review from Amy M (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent care my son has lots of fun and always comes home happy he gets to enjoy lots of experiences.

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Review from Kim O (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My eldest went to Kids Play and had a fantastic time and loved every minute. Really enjoyed coming in. My daughter now enjoys the same experience as her eldest brother. Kids Play is a fantastic place and all staff members are approachable.

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Review from Lucy C (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely staff, very friendly and helpful and great with the kids.

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Review from Ian B (Father of Child) published on 23 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very positive experience. My child loves coming to the nursery.

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Review from Kerry A (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter really enjoys attending nursery here. She gets excited when she realises where she is. She is 2 years old. She has really improved with her social skills and communication since attending here. The staff are really friendly, helpful and understanding. My daughter always comes home tired
and stuffed from all the activities and food she gets at nursery. It really is a good nursery.

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Review from Danielle K (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children (1 and 4) love their nursery and their teachers. They do lots of activities each day and the menu is varied and always goes down well. Very impressed with the facilities and staff.

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Review from Jodie A (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am so happy with everything about this nursery. The staff are all professional, friendly and put my mind at rest as I leave my son in their care. The ILD Portal is fab and the work and details the ladies put on my son's record is fantastic. Thank you, I will always recommend.

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Review from Dan F (Father of Child) published on 22 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Everybody is so friendly and welcoming. If feel my daughter is safe when I leave her.

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Review from Matilde B (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I love the nursery and all the staff working in it, they are loving and caring. Also, I love the way they organise the sessions and look after every child given their aptitudes and preferences. I trust in them and that is something really important for a parent when leaving their child in a nursery.

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Review from Sian M (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff are fantastic with the children and always welcome us - they are happy, positive and upbeat, friendly and helpful. My child loves attending and is coming on leaps and bounds.

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Review from Juste (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is attending Knowlhill Day Nursery & Education Unit He is very happy there, all the teachers are always very nice and my son gets on with them very well. My son's speech is a bit delayed and English is not his first language, but the teachers are very understanding and supportive. He has developed
a lot in there. They sing a lot, have plenty of activities, do loads of experiments. It's a lovely place.

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Review from Joanna S (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending the nursery since he was 9 months old. The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. He is extremely happy at the nursery and gets on very well with the staff.
I have also been impressed with the activities developed for the children and the level of care provided.

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Current Review Score: 7.0 (7.016)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 7.0 (7.016) out of 10 for Kids Play The Childcare Hub is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 3.7 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.3 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 3.683 for Kids Play The Childcare Hub is calculated as follows: ( (33 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) + (14 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 3.683

  • 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 3.333 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kids Play The Childcare Hub 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 180 number of registered child places is 36. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 36 = 0.083

  • 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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