Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school

33 Knoll Rise, Orpington BR6 0EJ
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9.7 16 Reviews
Kindred Orpington is a high-quality provider of early years education and fun, located in an area with good transport links and local amenities.

Children learn through investigation and play and there are plenty of age-appropriate spaces, indoor and out, for children to explore.

Child-led learning is promoted within the nursery and a highly motivated staff team knows that children learn best when they follow their own interests and preferences.

The nursery chef provides a daily menu of tasty and nutritious meals and snacks for children to enjoy, with any special dietary requirements taken into account.
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Care Provided by Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Georgina Artis (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 12
  • Total Places for Children
  • 55
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school Reviews (16)

9.7

Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.708) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school has 16 reviews.

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Review from R B (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We absolutely love Kindred nursery. Our child has been attending for two years and is learning lots and has come on leaps and bounds. The staff and management are great and really care about the children. Would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from J S (Mother of Child) published on 20 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Kindred Orpington since March 2024 when she had just turned one.
Overall she is very well cared for and enjoys her time there. She often comes home saying or doing things we haven't taught her at home. She has formed a strong bond with her key worker from the Baby Room
who still goes above and beyond for her, despite her now being in Toddler Room.
There have been a number of staff changes in Toddler room over recent months, however, the long term staff are excellent.
I look forward to our second baby starting there later in the year.

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Review from E S (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has attended the nursery since they were 12months old. She is now 20 months old and attends 4 days a week. Every morning she is so excited to attend, she loves the food, her friends and most importantly the staff. She has formed lovely and close relationships with all the Kindred staff,
they are caring, thoughtful and great communicators. The activities they arrange are varied and garden facilities are great.
I'm so pleased we chose Kindred as her nursery as she is thriving with their support!

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Review from E N (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been attending Kindred Orpington since April last year and she absolutely loves it, the staff are all super friendly and she has really bonded with a number of them. She has great fun every day doing different activities and often coming home very messy, which in my eyes is a sign of
a day of fun!
It has made our nursery experience very easy and we are very happy with it.

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Review from Charlotte G (Mother of Child) published on 20 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2.5-year-old has been here for 2 years. They're fabulous. The staff are all so friendly and caring. My 2nd child has been welcomed at pick-up times and everyone has been so excited- really felt like family. They do lots of activities. Appear to eat well. Most staff know his name even not in his room.
Recommend.

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

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation. Thank you for your kind compliments about our staff, we think they are all very special too. We really do see ourselves as a family here at Kindred Orpington and that includes all our children and their families. Being a part of your little one's early years journey is a privilege and we can't wait to help them continue to grow and thrive through the creation of many more moments of awe and wonder.


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Review from R N (Mother of Child) published on 9 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent staff members, I love that they update us by sending photos and a list of what my child has or hasn't eaten. My child comes back home every day with a smile and explains how much she's enjoyed the different activities that were available.

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

Thank you for your kind review and for being a part of our family here at Kindred Orpington. All we can ask is that all our children are happy whilst in our care and it makes us beam to know that your child feels this way. Here's to helping them all create moments of awe and wonder so they can grow and thrive.


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Review from S M (Father of Child) published on 9 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery. Caring and organised. Son is always happy and has fun. Lovely garden and great spaces to play. Great activities. Easy to settle in and lovely staff. Gets great individual attention and has developed so well. Thank you!

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

Thank you for your kind review. It's lovely to hear that your little boy loves spending time with us in his home from home. We love what we do and helping our little ones to grow and thrive through the creation of moments of awe and wonder is very special and such a privilege. Here's to making many more.


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Review from Paul C (Father of Child) published on 28 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been attending since mid-January 2024 and has settled in very well. They give us regular updates via their app, with lots of fun activities they have been doing. The staff are very friendly and our son has bonded well with them.

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

Thank you for your kind review, we are pleased to hear your son has settled well and built bonds with the team since starting in January. We love our app and how it can keep you updated throughout the day of all those magical awe and wonder moments your son has taken part in. Thank you for choosing us.


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Review from Angie A (Grandmother of Child) published on 27 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My granddaughter goes to this nursery and is very happy. When I pick her up she is always smiling and enjoys her day. The toddler room staff are chatty and friendly and she has lots of fun, the garden is lovely and nice to see her running around with her friends.

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

Thank you for your kind review. It is very much appreciated and we thank you for allowing us to be a part of your little ones early years journey and for being a part of our Kindred family. Here's to them continuing to grow and thrive with us as we create moments of awe and wonder.


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Review from Chloe B (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughters have been attending this setting since they were two and have been very happy here. The staff are lovely and very helpful. Two particular members of staff have been a constant source of stability and are firm favourites.

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Review from H C (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been attending Kindred Orpington (Babies Room) since September 2023 and is very happy there. The nursery has a large outdoor space with lots of activities, which was an important factor for us in choosing it. The children do plenty of organised developmental play as well as free play. Immediately
after Kindred took over running the nursery the staff were in a state of flux, with quite a few agency workers, but this has now resolved. The staff who have been recruited are kind & on the ball.

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Review from Carly T (Mother of Child) published on 31 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

In early 2023, Kindred took over this nursery, after the transition they hired a new nursery manager to manage and lead the nursery, working together with a long-serving staff member (deputy manager who everyone loves). Their dedication to making sure the children have a safe and friendly environment,
whilst adjusting and aligning to new ownership values and ways is admirable. The staff in the preschool room are amazing at helping the children learn and gain their trust in a fun environment. Three other staff members are great at ensuring babies and toddlers have an organised calmness, working together across rooms to suit the children's needs. This is so important at such a developmental age for our children. Through the teamwork illustrated in recent months, the ladies are really building out a fun safe environment for the children to thrive at such an impressionable stage in their lives. Well done ladies.

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

Thank you for your kind review.
Transitions can be a tricky time, so we really do appreciate your understanding of everything we've put into place to ensure that our little ones are at the forefront of our actions and that they come first. We love what we do and as a Kindred family, it's our mission to help our little ones to grow and thrive, whilst they are with us in their home from home. It's through using their curiosity, creativity and imagination that they develop the skills they need in their early year's journey to see them through to their next big adventure at school.


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Review from A J (Mother of Child) published on 5 April 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son, who is two, has attended since he was seven months old.
I really like Sunnyfields. It was the most homely and welcoming of all the settings we looked at.
The permanent staff are wonderful. He has formed strong bonds with his room carers. The site managers are a pleasure to deal with.
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menu, especially lunch (the main meal), is varied and reasonably healthy.
I appreciate the effort that goes into the “extras” Sunnyfields provides - highlights being the parents’ Cluedo night and summer fun days. One of the staff built the wooden garden train with her dad - an example of the commitment that goes into making it such a lovely place.
There have been issues with staff retention and central comms, particularly around the takeover, but the former is, I think, just reflective of the state of the childcare industry, and the latter will hopefully improve with time. What really matters is I am very happy to leave my son here. He is learning and having fun.

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

Thank you for your kind review.
Your children are the most important thing to you, and you as a parent need to feel happy when you leave them in our care that they are safe, happy and having fun. We endeavour to be that home-from-home environment where your son can come and be part of our family. Within this, he can develop and learn through play creating moments of awe and wonder whilst growing and thriving. You are correct that, unfortunately, there is an industry shortage of key worker practitioners, and we do all we can to ensure our staff are happy and cared for and want to stay doing the amazing job they do; however, for some, it is time to move on. Good communication is key, and we will strive to ensure this is built on and the level is as high as it is in our other Kindred nurseries.


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Review from S G (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am pleased with the nursery; they are caring and organised and provide a safe and interesting environment for children with a holistic approach to childcare.
My son, age 3, enjoys his time there and has grown in confidence, and I feel reassured he is looked after very well.

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

Thank you for your review.
We are your little one's home from home, and as such, we like to make sure they are settled and happy with their nursery family. We encourage learning through play, and this is achieved by helping them to create moments of awe and wonder in order for them to grow and thrive and develop the best foundations they can as individuals for the next part of their learning journey.


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Review from David S (Father of Child) published on 23 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Really good. Staff polite. Great playground. Good size rooms for the children. No complaints. Staff have been very informative in telling me, as a father, how my child has been doing in the nursery and also building confidence and learning skills.

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

Thank you for your kind review.
The team at Sunnyfields are all pleased that you are happy with the care and development your child receives whilst in our care.


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Review from Josh B (Father of Child) published on 6 April 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended Sunnyfield Day Nursery Orpington since she was one. We love the nursery and all the staff there. They have provided amazing care for my daughter and we are extremely proud of her development. She leaves this year to go to school and has all the knowledge and basic skills, such
as name writing ready for her to start, all thanks to nursery. Thank you again all at Sunnyfield Day Nursery Orpington for taking great care of our daughter.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.708)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.708) out of 10 for Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 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 4.708 for Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (110 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 144 Ratings = 4.708

  • 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 Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school is based on 12 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 55 number of registered child places is 11, which has been reached with 12 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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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2024

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Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2023

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KINDRED DOUBLE NURSERY GROUP OF THE YEAR WINNER 2022!

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Meet the Team (2)

Georgina

Georgina Artis

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2022

I have been working in Early Years for 20 years now and this has always been in a nursery environment.

I started at Kindred Bromley North in 2022 and progressed from practitioner to Deputy Nursery Manager. I progressed further and moved nurseries in October 2023 as the Manager here at Kindred Orpington.

Childcare is a vocation for me where I can inspire and help children to achieve their dreams. My belief fits perfectly with the Kindred mission statement of encouraging interests, exploration, and passions to support children in everything they do.

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Sophie

Sophie Williams

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager

Joined: 2018

Hello, my name is Sophie and I have been working in childcare since 20018. I started my career as a nursery practitioner but have progressed with my love for the sector and am now the deputy manager here at Kindred Orpington.

I have always had a passion for working with children and helping them to grow and develop is the most rewarding thing.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school

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

Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

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

Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

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

Kindred Orpington Nursery and Pre-school has capacity for a total of 55 Children.

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

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

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