Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester

Hythe Quay, Colchester CO2 8JB
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  • Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester, Colchester
This Kiddi Caru nursery and preschool can be found in Hythe Quay, Colchester. It is just a 5 minute drive from the town centre. Access to the nursery can be found at the rear of the housing development with plenty of allocated parking.

They have a strong connection with the families of the garrison and local community, offering flexible childcare solutions to parents with babies, toddlers and preschool aged children. These include half days, full days and extended sessions. They also offer free days for children in preschool who are entitled to funded hours.

Care Provided by Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jo Allen (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 40
  • Total Places for Children
  • 122
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 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 & Christmas to New Year

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester Reviews (98)

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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester has a Review Score of 10 (9.963) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester has 98 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, my children both love going even if sometimes they are a little sad to be dropped off. Staff are always polite and have plenty of time for me if I have any questions at end of the day.


Regularly fed properly cooked meals, and get a plethora of involved activities and sensory stimulation.


Very happy with Kiddi Caru Colchester.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is a brilliant environment for my little one. The staff are fantastic and the facilities are great. They really take care and an interest in my son's well being and development. He loves attending nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It is an amazing nursery one of the best, my children love the staff, they're all very loving, caring and consider the children's needs. Both my children love seeing the teachers and their friends and that's because the staff have made my children feel like a part of an extended family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has grown so much since joining the nursery, he returns home happy, excited and wanting to tell us about his fun-filled day. The educational time he has is brilliant, he has learnt lots of new skills to lead him into his start in school. He has made new friendships and grown in confidence. The
staff are all wonderful, very helpful and informative, I couldn’t wish for a betting setting for him.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have had 2 of my children at Kiddi Caru, my youngest still attends. I can't rate this nursery highly enough. My children have always been well looked after and were very happy on collection. My youngest has little struggles in his own development and staff have always kept me informed and listened
to any concerns. Management always have their door open and are always willing to listen. I know my child is safe and happy from the moment I leave him for the day. I never feel rushed at handover. Office staff always friendly too. I absolutely love this nursery and the staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So pleased with everything about Kiddi Caru. My son loves it and talks about what he does all the time. He’s learnt a lot already in the short time he’s been attending. There’s a lot of choice of play and activities throughout the day so he doesn’t get bored and the meals are great! Staff are friendly
with myself and my children. My son leaves the nursery with a clean nappy every time and a massive smile. I can’t fault anything since the day my son started. Happy child, happy mummy.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

During a very difficult few months the nursery staff have been extremely supportive, patient and kind. My child loves being there and is always very happy about going. The staff are fun, attentive and loving. I have so much respect for all of them , knowing I can go to work every day and he is safe
and happy is a huge weight off my mind.


Brilliant nursery!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great, safe, fun environment for my child. Staff are friendly and informative and my son looks forward to seeing them. Daily updates of what he’s been doing, and he’s developing superbly.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending this nursery for just over 2 years, all of the staff that work here are really friendly and are always happy to help. They have such great bonds with the children.
They offer a wide variety of activities to make every element of learning fun. This, coupled with well
thought out and prepared food and menus, makes Kiddicaru Colchester a fantastic nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kiddi Caru Colchester is amazing friendly lively bubbly staff so helpful with my daughter and her needs and was my son's nursery nearly 3yrs ago and did him amazing as he's autistic. Their understanding and helpfulness is amazing, has brought my daughter out of her shell and made her so happy and loves
nursery. Thank you.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Kiddi Caru has grown in great strength over the past several months and this is evident from their last OFSTED inspection. I am very pleased with how happy both my children were at Kiddi Caru, they both attended 4 days each and looked forward to being there. My eldest is now in school and my youngest
now attends Kiddi Caru full-time. Their core skills have developed well and sometimes exceeding the expected level they should be studying at. They are challenged and supported according to their own development need and level. Kiddi Caru is our extended family, room staff and office staff are friendly, welcoming and provide reassurance that my children are in a safe, loving and supportive environment. I would have no hesitation in recommending the nursery to any new parents and they are competitively priced too.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very pleased, our children are happy in nursery for two days per week. They have made friends and really like the staff and activities.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend this nursery to parents and have done. The staff are all great and the new manager I believe is excellent no problem is too much. My son has developed amazingly since starting nearly a year ago. He increasingly does new things at home which I know he has learnt from the ladies
that look after him and not at home. He is developing into a lovely and caring little boy and the ladies have to take a lot of credit for this. So thank you!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

You all have been incredible in my child’s development throughout the years and I can not thank you guys enough for your encouragement and love you have shown her. We will be very sad she will no longer be with you guys. Luckily I still have one child left in this nursery so you haven’t got rid of us
just yet. Thanks again, ladies.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love nursery, our little boy has been there since he was 11 months old and he is now nearly 3. He has been looked after amazingly by the team there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has really come out of her shell and learnt so many new things in such a short space of time.
Couldn't be happier.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I cannot recommend this nursery enough. Most of the staff I've dealt with are amazing and so helpful. They always help me with my little girl and give a handover to what has happened that session. Thank you for everything you all do with my little one.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 3-year-old daughter has recently been at nursery with chicken pox and comes into work with me on a couple of occasions. Since she has gone back to nursery, numerous people have commented on how polite and well-behaved my little lady was while she was here. As much as I would like to take all the
credit for the compliments, I must share the credit with the nursery ladies. They do a lovely job and it clearly shows in my daughter's behaviour. She is a pleasure to be around and rarely has to be reminded of her "P's and Q's".

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very good nursery. Never a concern since child started 18 months ago. Friendly staff. Lots of activities. My son always comes home learning new things. Very good at preparing them for school.


Only negative is the food, it will be good if the children could have a couple of choices per meal. At

times when my child does not like his meal, he might prefer another option.

Reply from Sara Meikle, Marketing Assistant at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester

Thank you so much for taking the time to review us and we are very glad you’re happy with the care we provide. With regards to meal choices, there is always 2 options available for the children to try at dinner times but if you would like to discuss this further, please speak to your Nursery Manager as the nursery office door is always open.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are lovely and very welcoming. Children are happy and amused all day. Any problems are quickly resolved. I have recommended to family and friends.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.963)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.963) out of 10 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 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 4.963 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester is calculated as follows: ( (310 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 322 Ratings = 4.963

  • 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 Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Colchester is based on 27 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 122 number of registered child places is 24.4, which has been reached with 27 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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Johanna

Johanna Allen

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Jo has over 20 years’ experience in Early years. Most recently, she was a nanny for triplet girls and the last few years has been a Nursery Manager which uses Jo’s practical experience and knowledge gained from her degree. Jo is passionate about fun and stimulating activities and forming strong bonds with the staff, children and parents in her setting.