Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school

117 Great North Road, Eaton Socon, St Neots PE19 8GT
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  • Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school, St Neots
Kindred St Neots is part of the award-winning Kindred Nurseries family, which is proud to have been voted the top nursery group in the UK twice! (Nursery World Awards 2022, NMT Nursery Awards 2022).

The nursery caters for children aged from 3 months up to 5 years and is open from 7:30am to 6:00pm. Funded 15-hour and 30-hour places for three-year-olds are available.

Situated in the heart of St Neots, the nursery benefits from a homely and engaging environment as well as an impressive, large outdoor garden.

Care Provided by Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Sarah Searle (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 16
  • Total Places for Children
  • 49
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 4 years 11 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holiday & 1 week at Christmas

Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school Reviews (28)

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Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.894) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school has 28 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter started at Kindred in Sept 2024 aged 1.5y after we moved to the area, the staff were brilliant with settling her in and making her feel happy and safe. I love the Satchel app they use for updates throughout the day. The staff have also been brilliant dealing with multiple allergies and
I love that everything is included so I don't need to worry about nappies and wipes. My daughter comes home telling me everyone she's played with during the day and she goes in every morning with a smile and a wave.
They've also organised little trips out and bring extra resources into the setting for the children to enjoy. The messy play ideas are so creative and means I don't have all the clean up at home!
Thanks to all the staff who are so kind and caring!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery. My son has been at Orchards since he was a baby and absolutely loves it. The staff in each room are amazing, thoughtful and always so caring. Any questions are answered in a timely manner and parents' evenings are always informative.

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

Thank you for your kind review. It's great to hear that you love what we do and your son is happy with his Kindred family in his home from home. Our team really do love what they do. Communication with our parents is paramount and we find that using our app really does help us provide our parents with all the information they require, alongside a personal handover at pick-up. Here's to your son creating many more moments of awe and wonder with us whilst he's on his early years journey.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love Orchards for our child. They are caring, supportive and genuinely make your child feel special.
Nothing feels like too much trouble and our child has thrived in the environment, no matter what room they’ve been in.

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

Thank you for your lovely review. We always ensure we get to know each child and their personalities by treating them like they are our own children. We are pleased to hear that your child has thrived in every room they have been in at Kindred St Neots. Thank you for choosing us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a wonderful nursery with truly caring, children-focused staff who help and nurture every child's development focusing on lots of fun and making each day thoroughly enjoyable for the children. My son has flourished at this nursery and loves his time there.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When choosing the best nursery for my daughter it had to be Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school, they made going back to work a lot easier for me, knowing that she is looked after to the very best and always has the best time, the app is brilliant for keeping parents up to date, love seeing posts
come through while I’m at work knowing she’s having a lovely day.
The staff are so lovely, the garden space they have is perfect so much room and activities for the kids.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my children have attended this nursery (11 year old girl and 4 year old boy) the youngest of which has just started school. They still talk about how much they miss their time and the staff there. We always felt it was such a safe and educational space for the children, the things they have
learned and the social skills they have picked up have been invaluable in making them who they are today. The staff always went out of their way to cater for each of the children's needs and to organise events, trips and visits from the local firemen, animal experts (along with the various animals) etc. The food is also of a very high standard, we've often had some brought home to us and we have even stolen the fish pie recipe for ourselves! I genuinely couldn't recommend Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school enough!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little girl is thriving at Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school and I could honestly write forever about how wonderful all the staff are. They make you feel like part of the family and truly care about the children, always looking for ways to enhance what they do. They take time to get to know
the children and do what they can to personalise their experiences when in their care. In addition, they go above and beyond to help! Not long after starting, we had concerns about our daughter's development (nothing to do with the nursery!) and arranged a meeting with the team, I can honestly say they were incredible, ensuring she got the support she needed. Not only that, but they continued to help even after the initial meeting and provided us with both the practical, and emotional, support we needed! Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school are amazing and we are so thankful for everything they do.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son attends the nursery and he has come on in leaps and bounds in terms of physical and social abilities. He seems to have a great time in the sand pit and with all the activities that the nursery set for him to do.
The staff clearly work so hard to create variety and fun and they go on day trips
outside of the nursery which is one of the big reasons we picked this nursery as not many others in the area do that.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery and pre-school - highly recommended. Lots of activities for the children, visits to the park and church, great learning environment. Nutritious food is served and with ideas and input from parents. We are kept informed and updated on our son's progress.

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

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We always ensure we get to know each child so we can plan wonderful activities based on their interests. We are pleased to hear you are happy that we are taking your little one out in the local community for adventures. We love our tasty meals too, the chefs always go above and beyond to create delicious dishes for everyone to enjoy. Our app is great to keep you updated on progress and also what your child has been up to during the day. Thank you for your recommendation.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Orchards is a fantastic nursery and preschool setting. Both of our children have attended and have both thrived here. The team are wonderful. Every day the children come out with a huge smile on their face after a busy day full of a variety of activities. They have both been supported with all areas
of development, with all educational and emotional needs being given the attention they need. They have such a variety of activities, both in and out of the setting, they are involved with the local community including the church and visits to the local nursing homes, and regular walks out to the park, visits from the farm and science professor and music man. Initiatives such as cool and chat boxes that they prepare and send home are also great.
They are a very caring and enthusiastic team, lead by a fantastic management team. They always have time to talk and listen. There are plenty of opportunities to visit such as Mother’s Day/ Father’s Day teas. I couldn’t recommend Orchards enough.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has been attending Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school since she was 9 months old, she is now nearly 4. All the staff have been brilliant with my daughter and I believe know my daughter and her personality well. Lovely when we see updates or when staff are chatty at the gate. When I
had to attend a funeral last year, the manager was very accommodating and allowed my daughter to go in for a day that she doesn't usually attend so my partner and I could go to the funeral. When my daughter leaves to go to school in September, we will be sad to leave Kindred but believe Kindred have set her up well for school.

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

Thank you for your kind review, it is lovely to hear how well the staff know your daughter, this is always important to us to get to know each child and their individual personalities to ensure we are providing them with the best care to meet their needs. Our managers always support parents, no matter how big or small, their doors are always open and it's lovely to hear how they supported you during this upsetting time. We hope your daughter has a great time at school, thank you for choosing us to be a part of her nursery journey.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic nursery where they focus on supporting children through every development stage, making every day different and fun! Our son has been with the nursery for a year now and they have always provided great care and attention to him. We love the little extra touches, like the family cook-together
boxes!

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

Thank you so much for your kind review, it's great to hear how happy you are with the nursery and the extra touches they do to involve families. They always ensure they get to know each child and their interest to create activities full of awe and wonder to help children learn and develop through their play. Thank you so much for choosing us for your child's nursery journey.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has attended Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school from age 1 to 4 and during that whole time, the team and environment at Kindred has been fantastic. My little boy is highly sensitive but both me and him have always been listened to and he has always been treated as an individual. Nothing
is ever too much trouble: my son needed to be held to fall asleep and needed to wear lots of layers to go outside due to cold sensitivity: no problem at all. Food is varied, healthy and nutritious and prepared freshly onsite. You are kept up to date on all training and development staff undertake and I was always impressed by this: safeguarding and accreditation, let alone their “outstanding” Ofsted result! My son comes home every day full of excitement about the new activities he has done that day: learning about nature, different cultures, managing emotions, arts and crafts, moving their body - the breadth of topics and how they are delivered is incredible. Highly recommend!

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

Thank you for your kind review. All the team at Kindred St Neots will be over the moon to read your lovely comments. We know that communication with our parents is paramount as you know your little ones the best and this then means we can offer your son the best care whilst he's with us at his home from home. We love our app and how it allows us to convey all the information we can in the moment on top of a good verbal handover at pick-up. We're so pleased your little one enjoys his time with his Kindred family and we can't wait to help him create more moments of awe and wonder so we can all continue to watch him grow and thrive.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery with lovely staff. Excellent communication with an app to keep you updated on your child’s day, including pictures. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to others looking for care for their child.

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

Thank you so much for your kind review. We agree St Neots is a fantastic nursery with wonderful staff who treat the children like they were their own. We love our app and how it enables us to communicate with you throughout the day, it's great to hear how you enjoy receiving the updates. Thank you for choosing us and for your recommendation.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been so happy at Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school. The staff are always very friendly and everyone knows him by name which is very nice. The variety of activities and food is great. We can't recommend it enough.

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

Thank you for your kind review, it is always important to us to ensure we get to know each child in our care so we can support their individual needs and plan fun activities around their interests. It is lovely to hear you can see how much the staff knows your child, this is very important to us. We love the yummy food too, our chefs work very hard to create wonderful varied meals for everyone to enjoy. Thank you so much for choosing us and our recommendation.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy we chose this nursery from a number that we viewed. Staff have always been great on daily handover, asking plenty of questions and sharing updates of our child’s day.
Swift communications via the app they use and regular updates, food, sleep routine and pictures are provided there.
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a few events and witnessed first-hand how great the staff are with the kids and ours has come on leaps and bounds in their care.

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

Thank you for choosing us; we know how hard it is when picking the right nursery for your little one. It is wonderful to hear how much your child has developed since starting at Kindred St Neots. We always ensure we build relationships not just with your child but with you also, as what your child does at home is important to us and helps to support their learning as we plan our activities for them around their interests. Our app is a wonderful tool to keep you updated with everything your child has been up to while at nursery, so you don't miss a thing! We are so happy to hear you have been attending our events; it's lovely to come into the nursery and see what your child has been up to and watch that magical awe and wonder moments for yourself. Thank you for your kind review.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery has been superb for our 3-year-old for the last couple of years. I have seen her confidence, learning, and social skills grow significantly through the excellent team of people at Orchards. There are regular updates on progress, daily through the Kindred site, face to face, and by allowing
parents in for activities and to share special days. There seems to be a great people focus at the nursery, my child runs into the nursery being so happy to go there and is always greeted with huge smiles and care that is obviously through the culture that has been created there. She always comes out happy and talks about what she's done that day. A good variety of food that is both nutritional but also helps our child to experience new flavours. Cannot recommend this place enough. It's the people that make it. The team is great.

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

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation. We do see ourselves as one big family here at Kindred St Neots and as part of this family we care about all our children as if they were our own. We love helping your little ones create moments of awe and wonder so they can grow and thrive and being able to share all this with you through our App and in person is amazing. So pleased your little one likes our menu and food as this is all part of exploration as well.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is a fantastic nursery and preschool. My daughter has been going here since she was 1 and has just recently started preschool.
The staff are all brilliant and the thing I love the most is that I feel they all truly know my daughter and provide her with the best care.
My daughter loves going here
and always comes home with a big smile after I know she has had a great day!
I highly recommend this nursery and it’s been the best support for my family.

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

Thank you so much for your lovely review. This means a lot to us that you can see how much the team knows your daughter, we always make sure we get to know each child so we can support them with their learning and to provide her with the best care. As a parent all we ever want is to know our child is happy and thriving I am glad your daughter always comes home with a big smile on her face. Thank you for the amazing recommendation.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Orchards is a fantastic nursery and preschool due to the kind, caring, and warmhearted staff and creative learning ideas they have. It's a fun safe space for our child. I love how they include the parents and invite us in. Couldn't recommend them more. Don't ever change! Thank you!

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

Thank you for your lovely review, we are so pleased you can see how amazing the team is at KIndred Orchards, they go above and beyond and treat each child as if they are their own. Building partnerships with parents is key, we love to hear how much you enjoy going into the setting for our events. Thank you for your reccomdation.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attended Orchard Day Nursery from a baby until school where I felt he was prepared for the big change to school due to the staff's care and attention to detail. They have always felt like an extended part of the family. My daughter now attends the same nursery where she is thriving in a caring
and stimulating environment. The staff are always there with a smile on their face and genuinely happy to see her.
We have lots of activities at home to support her learning and get regular feedback and photos which is always lovely to see her enjoying herself in the different activities during the day.

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

Thank you for your lovely review, we always pride ourselves on supporting not just the children in our care but their families too. Getting our preschoolers' school ready is a huge part of their nursery journey, we are so happy you felt your son was ready for his next step into big school, we hope he is enjoying school. It is lovely to hear that you have chosen to send your daughter to our nursery and you can see how much our staff care. We always ensure we are creating activities around your child's interests to ensure we are supporting those magical awe and wonder moments.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.894)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.894) out of 10 for Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 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 4.894 for Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (237 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 264 Ratings = 4.894

  • 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 St Neots Nursery and Pre-school is based on 22 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 49 number of registered child places is 9.8, which has been reached with 22 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)

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Sarah Searle

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hi, I am Sarah. I started my career in childcare over 26 years ago (1997/98) with a NNEB qualification and I now have a Level 4.


I progressed in my career to Manager and have been in this position now for over 20 years. Having worked with children of all ages I have a comprehensive understanding of both them and their parents' individual needs.


I love that we help children learn new things and give them the skills they need to progress in school. I find it rewarding to help develop and support all the children, their families, and our staff throughout their time here at Kindred St Neots. We are one big family.


Caroline

Caroline Kelleher

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager

Joined: 2014

Hello, I'm Caroline and I have worked in Early Years since 2014.


I started my journey as an apprentice and became a Level 3 practitioner. Having progressed in my career I became the Deputy Manager and held this role since 2017.


My passion lies within SEN and supporting every child and family. The mental health of the staff, children and families is very important to me, and I am continuously finding ways to support everyone in this area as a Mental Health First Aider.


Frequently Asked Questions about Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school

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

Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 4 years 11 months.

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

Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

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

Kindred St Neots Nursery and Pre-school has capacity for a total of 49 Children.

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

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