Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Harlow Leisurezone, Second Avenue, Harlow CM20 3DT
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  • Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school, Harlow
Kindred Harlow nursery has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by Ofsted in its latest inspection (May 2022).

All the team are passionate about sparking children’s imagination, creativity and curiosity. This is why here at Kindred Harlow they inspire children with the use of natural and real life resources to enhance children’s imagination through play. Kindred Harlow has a great natural outdoor play area, which is free flow from the indoor classroom.

At Kindred Harlow they personally understand what it is to be a parent during this magical time. They create meaningful relationships with every parent so you will never miss an opportunity to share in the joy of your child’s developmental and learning moments.

Care Provided by Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Irene Antoniou (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 15
  • Total Places for Children
  • 40
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-19:00
    Tuesday 07:00-19:00
    Wednesday 07:00-19:00
    Thursday 07:00-19:00
    Friday 07:00-19:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school Reviews (50)

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Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.715) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school has 50 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one joined when he turned 3 and now he is about to 'graduate'. I had a few options closer to our home but they didn't feel right. When I was shown around the Kindred nursery I absolutely loved the environment they provide for the little ones. They have a lot of activities to get them working
together, exploring, experiencing and learning. I could leave my son there with peace of mind. I will definitely miss this when he starts school.
There is a lot of love in this nursery!

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review. We've so enjoyed having you as part of our Kindred Harlow family. Thank you for allowing us to be a part of our son's early years journey so we can help him create moments of awe and wonder so he can grow and thrive. We wish him all the best in his next big adventure at school.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since my child has been her, there has been a massive improvement with her socialisation skills with other children and adults. The adults are all friendly and take such good care of my little one. When I first viewed the nursery, it had such a warm kind environment. It’s not only her socialisation
skills that have improved, so much else has! But if I wrote all of that I’d be writing all day. She loves it there so much, she walks to the leisure centre and knows where she needs to go. It has been so nice to see her change from a newly crawling baby to a nearly stable walker in the past 8 months. I also love the online system and that every now and then I can see what she’s up to and read her termly reports on my phone. I could not fault this nursery one bit.

Reply from Emma Avery, Marketing Assistant at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you so much for your kind review. We are so pleased to hear how much your daughter has thrived since starting at Kindred Harlow, the team always ensures they get to know each child to support their learning and development by creating opportunities for those wonderful awe and wonder moments. We are glad you like our app, we love it too, and how we can keep you updated throughout the day with what your little one is up to. Thank you for choosing us to be a part of your daughter's nursery journey.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

My experience has been very good with the nursery they have been understanding towards my child's needs and deal very well with his behavior. All the teachers are lovely to talk to and easy to get along with.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review. We care for all our children at Kindred Harlow as if they were our own and it's a joy to be part of their early years journey whilst they are in our care at their home from home. Thank you for being a part of our Kindred family.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery staff have really helped reduce our anxiety about having our first child in daycare. They provide a lot of detailed updates on children's progress and how their day was and their safeguarding procedures appear robust. They go to great lengths to develop fun learning activities for the children.
The food offered is varied and our child enjoys it. Overall we are happy with the choice we made for our child with Kindred Harlow.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review.
Your children are our mission and it's being a part of their early years journey that brings joy to all of our staff. We are one big family at Kindred Harlow and we care for all our children as if they were our own. We encourage them to create many moments of awe and wonder so they can grow and thrive and it's in these moments that they develop, using their imaginations, creativity and curiosity. Communication is key, especially when you leave your little one in our care in their home from home. We understand how difficult it can be so if we can provide any little update on their day then we will and we find our app is perfect for this.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Despite this not being a large nursery and they do not have a large outdoors, but they make it all work and come up with different activities every day. I like that every Monday they have a music lady (as I call her) come in who brings in lots of musical instruments for children, they sing and dance,
on Wednesdays they have football/rugby activities. There have been changes in management and the current two top ladies are amazing, very attentive, receptive to feedback, involved and approachable. My boy was in a different nursery and then we moved to Harlow, so he started at Kindred in January, staff were very accommodating as he was settling in. Overall really happy with our choice. He has plenty of opportunities to be active and creative, his language continues to develop well and they all had a trip to the local library. It feels that management and staff really care about the children and I feel confident leaving my boy there.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review.
We love our Kindred family at Harlow and we strive to do all we can to help our littles in their early years journey. In order for this to happen we help them to create amazing moments of awe and wonder so they can develop their imaginations, creativity and curiosity and allow them to grow and thrive as individuals. It is the greatest accolade we can have from you that you're happy and confident to leave your precious boy with us, thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery. Very friendly staff and nice atmosphere. My son has lots of fun. He gets a lot of support and is learning new things. He loves the music sessions they have. I appreciate all the observations we get. It is great to be able to see what he was doing and how much he enjoys himself. I find
the nursery to be well organised and best for communications. I never previously experienced such a good email and online portal system in my son's previous nursery and in my daughter's one when she was smaller. I also found that the staff members are very professional and do not make anything difficult. I can peacefully go to work or do other things and I never worry about my son like I did before we changed the nursery to Kindred.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review.
It is one of the best accolades we can receive when a parent says they are happy and do not worry about their little ones when they are in our care. At Kindred Harlow, we are one big happy family, and we're so pleased to know your son enjoys himself whilst with us. Our mission is to help our children to create many moments of awe and wonder through curiosity, imagination, and fun in order for them to grow and thrive. We love our app and find it one of the best ways to communicate with our parents for every aspect of your child's time with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful nursery, my little girl attended for 3 years and my little boy has been attending for almost a year. They both love/loved coming here. Staff are amazing, attentive and really helpful. Puts my mind at rest knowing my children are really happy when coming to nursery!

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review and for continuing to be part of our Kindred family at Harlow.
To know that not only our children are happy, but their parents too are wonderful, and to have siblings attend is one of the best accolades we could ever ask for. We love what we do, helping all our children discover their personalities and individuality through fun whilst creating moments of awe and wonder.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely outstanding, preschool team are fantastic and they helped to boost my son's confidence. I am highly impressed. Thanks to the entire team, especially one staff member in particular. They are very caring and every day during pick up and drop off, they make us feel welcomed. We and our son are
happy to be at the nursery.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review.
We are one big happy family at Kindred Harlow, and we're so pleased to have both you and your son be a part of that. As such, we care for all our little ones as if they were our own and make their time in our home-from-home environment as fun as possible whilst helping them express their personalities through play and creating moments of awe and wonder.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going to Kindred since he was 9 months old. Whatever stage he’s going through all the staff are very supportive. If we are ever unsure of anything we speak to management who always make time to speak to us. My son's key worker is excellent and always updates me with nap time, food eaten
etc. My son went through a stage of crying at drop off but after speaking to the staff they came up with ideas like a sticker chart to help my son going in and it worked. I feel they always will go the extra mile for children and parents. I would highly recommend Kindred.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review. We really do appreciate your feedback and we very much endeavour to work with our parents to help better develop our little ones as they move forward. Please know as their parents you know them best and we will work with you along the way to find the path best for our little ones. We love all our children and what we do and we're so glad that you see our vision and our Kindred mission of providing every moment we can for our little ones to create moments of awe and wonder in order to thrive and grow.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going for over 2 years now and he has come on so well since joining. The staff are very attentive and my son has formed some lovely relationships with them. The activities are very creative and they have some wonderful activities for whatever may be going on at each time of the year.
They seem to be getting the transition to school started which is really great. Thank you so much for everything you do.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind response.
All staff at Kindred Harlow feel that we are a family and this includes you and your son. We know that every little one in our care is an individual soul and it is through helping them create their moments of awe and wonder that they can grow and thrive. We really do appreciate your thanks.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I could not be happier with the service provided to my 2 babies since they joined Kindred. My son, who is now in preschool, has come such a long way, he used to be shy but now with the help of the fantastic staff, he has boosted his confidence. I am so very proud of him. My baby girl only joined the
baby/tots room in November and she is already so used to the lovely staff. Thank you for helping me raise independent kids who are kind, social and caring. You all are amazing!

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review. Everyone at Kindred Harlow is so pleased to hear that both your little ones are happy and content in their care and you can see we are a home-from-home for them. All those special moments of awe and wonder we help them to create builds on their confidence and individuality and help them to grow and thrive.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

2 of my children go here, one in preschool and the other in baby/tots since February 2022. Nice nursery with great staff. The activities are always creative and well-planned. Wide selection of things for them to explore and learn.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review. All the team at Kindred Harlow are so pleased to hear that your 2 little ones are settled within their care and you, as their mum, are happy with all that we do. Our mission is to create as many moments of awe and wonder as we can with our activities so that our children can thrive and grow and we're pleased that you can see this happening. We wish you all the best for 2023.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have our daughter at the nursery now having previously seen our son develop really well here before he moved onto school. Our daughter is receiving equally fantastic care and learning, and she never feels hesitant about going in. When we collect her she's always busily playing or exploring and is
very tired and messy...which is a great sign! The staff seem to strike up great relationships with the children and are attentive and caring. My wife and I also really appreciate the flexibility offered by the management when we require extra days or half days. We highly recommend Kindred Harlow and it's excellent that their Ofsted rating now truly reflects the service they offer. Outstanding!

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for your kind review. We see ourselves as being part of one big Kindred family, and that includes you as parents. Our mission of creating moments of awe and wonder to allow little ones to grow and thrive, is always at the forefront of everything we do and this builds the foundation of our pedagogy. Play is paramount to learning, and if that means getting messy then we roll up our sleeves and get stuck in. "sorry about the mess, but we are learning here!" We love what we do and we're so glad you do too.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at Kindred since January 2022, he’s very happy there and always comes home happy. The staff are lovely and always very helpful. The children get assigned a key worker who takes extra time and care with their assigned children to ensure they are getting all their needs met.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

Thank you for taking the time to write your kind review. We love what we do and we're so glad you do too. If your son is coming home happy then that makes us smile. We see our nursery as a home-from-home environment where we can create moments of awe and wonder for our little ones to thrive and grow in.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very pleasant experience, attentive staff and a fun range of activities in my daughter's adventure at Kindred Harlow Nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves her time at nursery. This is her 2nd year as she’s in preschool. All the staff are absolutely fantastic and especially the management team as they are amazing always going the extra mile to help with all our needs. The thing I love most is the genuine feel of being one big family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery has done nothing but support me with my children, especially my son who has been in the nursery since he was just a few months old. They are great with times, and supporting my children through their sessions. They are flexible which means I can drop my children in as and when throughout
the day during their session times. The staff are an amazing support, and care for my children a lot in many ways which is reassuring when I am working.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been coming since September 3rd, 2021. The nursery is absolutely fantastic, the staff are very friendly and welcoming my daughter is always so happy when she has been to school and tells me about her day and her friends. She is only 2 but has come on brilliant and her speech is coming
on leaps as well. 1000% recommend this nursery to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with this nursery, my son started in May last year and was so nervous every time he had to go in. I had to hand him over to the nursery teacher which was heartbreaking! 8 months down the line his talking is incredible, his development is amazing, he's a different child and I’m so proud of
him. I would like to thank all the teachers as they do an amazing job everyday. Thank you so much to the Harlow team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When I first applied for my son to start nursery I was so nervous and I didn’t know what to expect. He was very clingy to me and covid did make it difficult for him to be around other people sometimes as he wasn’t used to them. Since he’s joined, all the staff at Kindred have been so welcoming and I
have really seen a massive improvement in him. He still has a long way to go and I’m super excited for him on his journey. He’s built really nice bonds with the staff and I love picking him up to see how well he’s mixing with all the other children as well and to find out what he’s been up to with his day.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.715)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.715) out of 10 for Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 9 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 4.815 for Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (98 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 119 Ratings = 4.815

  • 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 4.9 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school is based on 9 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 = 3.9

    • 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 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 9 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 (2)

Irene

Irene Antoniou

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2025

Hello, I am Irene, the Nursery Manager here at Kindred Harlow.


Emma

Emma Crouchman

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2014

I have worked for Kindred Nurseries since March 2014, and I am passionate about SEND! I am also the SENCO and strive to build better outcomes for children through professional and parental partnerships. I support our nursery staff to become confident about their own practice in working with children with SEND and to become engaged with our families.


I hold a Level 3 in Childcare, Level 3 SENDCO Certificate, and a Level 4 Award in supporting children and young people with speech, language, and communication needs. I am passionate about children's development and how they learn and supporting staff at our setting to benefit from training opportunities to become confident leaders.


Frequently Asked Questions about Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school

What is the Age Range of Children that Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school accepts?

Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school accepts Children aged from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school Open?

Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school is open: Monday 07:00-19:00, Tuesday 07:00-19:00, Wednesday 07:00-19:00, Thursday 07:00-19:00, Friday 07:00-19:00.

How many Children does Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school have capacity for?

Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school has capacity for a total of 40 Children.

How far is Kindred Harlow Nursery and Pre-school to the centre of Harlow?

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