Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, Grange Park

Wilks Walk, Grange Park, Northampton NN4 5DW
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9.8 103 Reviews
  • Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, Grange Park, Northampton
This Northampton nursery is in the heart of the Grange Park community and can be found near the Co-operative Food supermarket and Amazon Distribution Centre. Within easy access from the M1, A45 and surrounding areas, they cater to families with babies, toddlers and preschool-aged children.

A homely but spacious nursery offering flexible childcare solutions, including half days, full days and school days which are very popular with families that have older siblings attending school. They accept up to 22 hours a week all year round.

The playrooms are well-resourced and offer a wide and exciting range of learning experiences for all age groups. Your child's in safe hands within the secure environment which includes a double door entry system, as well as the staff team who are all paediatric first aid trained and regularly attend training courses.

The sensory room is a calm, stimulating environment, the large outdoor area is used whatever the weather. Learn about the all-inclusive activities programme, such as Yoga, French, treasure basket play, music and movement are all free of charge and rolled out throughout the week. Cooking activities are also available using a children's oven, so they can see the whole process from beginning to end. They are Sing & Sign affiliated; a communication programme in particular for babies to encourage simple keyword signing alongside normal speech. The staff team use this throughout the day to help children's communication.

The onsite nursery chef provides wholesome food each day from a wide range of menus which are checked by a qualified nutritionist catering for all stages of weaning, to older children being able to serve themselves which encourages independence.

Care Provided by Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, Grange Park

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Shauni Wheeler (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 45
  • Total Places for Children
  • 118
  • 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 to New Year

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, Grange Park Reviews (103)

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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, Grange Park has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.802) out of 10, based on 35 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, Grange Park has 103 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic management and care staff. I have sent all 3 of my children here and some of the staff are still here. All my children have loved the experience and the pre-school is great

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our son has been going to Kiddi Caru Nursery since he was 9 months old. We have always been impressed with the staff, the level of professionalism and friendliness. The nursery offers a great curriculum of learning and play. We can see the vast improvement in our son’s development since joining Kiddi
Caru. The nursery rooms are hygienic, safe and modern environments. The food choices are healthy and nutritious covering all of the food groups. The facilities and outdoor area is well maintained. I cannot be more pleased that I chose Kiddi Caru Nursery care for our son.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All good, the staff are lovely, very polite. Also the food and the way they teach children. My child has improved since she started attending your nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is my second child that has used Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton with positive outcomes.


I'm not having any more kids but if I did the next one would be in here.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely staff and fantastic facilities. Our daughter has been honing to the nursery since she was about 9 months old and loves it. She is so happy when she goes and generally (dependent on tiredness, you know how it is) happy when she comes home.


Great place for your child you grow.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Four of my children have attended Kiddi Caru nursery.


We have found they have developed really well in this settling not because of the staff drill things into them but because they are always looking for ways to encourage the children to learn through creative play.


The staff are excellent and

supportive and I would highly recommend Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton for anyone seeking a nursery for their child.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are wonderful and I don’t think my children would be where they are now if they didn’t go to Kiddi Caru. The staff have been trained to how to develop children. Both my children were potty trained very quickly and before a lot of their friends who didn’t go to Nursery were. My children are
confident, outgoing, seem to be more developed than their friends who don’t go to Kiddi Caru. Some of it may be down to me but I suspect a lot of it is down to Kiddi Caru. Some of their friends at Kiddi Caru have needed extra attention ie speech therapy - this was picked up by the staff as they know where children should be in term of milestones and they weren’t there so they highlighted it and the necessary steps were taken by the Nursery. When my son recently had an accident that meant he had to go to hospital the Nursery manager came with me which was greatly appreciated.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am happy with the service provided by Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton and l would recommend every parent who lives near Wootton and Grange Park, who have young children to take their kids to this nursery. My daughter has been going to this nursery for almost and a year now and she can't wait each
morning to go nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great opening hours and flexible with additional days where they can accommodate them. My son had additional requirements as he was moderately deaf and the team were great at ensuring they made adjustments for him. All the staff are very friendly, know all the children by name, and are willing to talk
about how to best help each individual child. His dietary requirements were frequently changing and they always kept up with our needs to reintroduce foods gradually as he got older. My youngest now goes there too, and I would always recommend them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are just wonderful! They can not do enough for our child and have a lot of patience.


As new parents, we were apprehensive leaving our child with strangers but they made us feel so comfortable and confident that our child would be looked after.


Our child has grown up to become a loving,

friendly and caring child and most of all given the guidance and care needed to personally develop.


We highly recommend this nursery!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Having moved our child from another nursery to Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, we have been overwhelmed by the care, attention and progress our son has received and made. We have nothing but praise for his immediate room staff and key worker. The nursery is run efficiently and staff from all roles
are friendly, professional, warm and caring. Our son's development has come on leaps and bounds. He is happy, settled in very quickly and all needs are met. He enjoys lots of activities and never comes home in clean clothes which is exactly what we expect! He loves going to nursery and the nursery has our full trust. Fabulous team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with the way staff settled my grandson when he had never left his parents before. The staff made him feel safe and secure and reassured him at all times. By the time he left he was a very confident little boy who was ready for school. I couldn't praise the pre-school team in canal room more.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Nursery staff are very friendly and always make you feel welcome into the rooms. My Grandchildren really love the nursery and never a problem dropping them off.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery with wonderful staff. My son loved going and was always well looked after. His key workers really helped him grow and taught him so much and the outside space and garden is excellent, I recommend Kiddi Caru to everyone I meet, it really is an amazing nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would strongly recommend this nursery to any parent. We have 2 children in this nursery and have experienced other nurseries in the local area that do not live up the standards of Kiddi Caru. A very satisfied parent!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent care and commitment from the staff who would always go the extra mile for my daughter. She was more than ready for school and this was down to the staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl was at nursery from 4 months all the way to pre-school. She had the best time and learnt so much. The team was amazing, nothing was too much for them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Dropping my little 6-month-old baby off at the nursery for the first time and heading back to work was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, I wasn't sure I would ever make it! From the very beginning, our experience with the nursery and its staff made us feel at ease and comfortable and now
over two years later, we think of it as a second home.


Our son has developed positive, caring relationships with the staff. We are very thankful to Kiddi Caru and its staff for giving us a great place for our son to be nurtured, educated and loved while we are at work.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I am really pleased with the nursery. The plus for me is that it opens at 7:30am and closes at 6:30pm. No other nurseries I looked at had these times and it is perfect for my work pattern. I like that there is a chef that prepares all the meals and they can easily accommodate my baby's milk and soya
intolerance with alternatives. The security is good - they ask for passwords and pictures of my contacts. Most nurseries do not do that.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Lovely, friendly nursery with caring approachable staff.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.802)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.802) out of 10 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, Grange Park 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 35 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 35 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 4.802 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Northampton, Grange Park is calculated as follows: ( (345 Excellents x 5) + (68 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 420 Ratings = 4.802

  • 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 Northampton, Grange Park is based on 35 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 118 number of registered child places is 23.6, which has been reached with 35 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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Shauni

Shauni Wheeler

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Shauni has worked at Kiddi Caru for 12 years, working her way up to management and gaining her Level 4 in Early Years, Advanced Practitioner and Level 3 SENCO qualifications. Shauni is very passionate about providing outstanding care and nurturing environments to families and children.