Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering)

Haweswater Road, Kettering NN16 8LX
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9.8 151 Reviews
  • Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering), Kettering
Windermere Day Nursery is a beautiful purpose built day nursery, developed on behalf of Kettering General Hospital to care for the children of Trust employees and of the local community. The nursery has a homely and friendly atmosphere, with a team of highly qualified and experienced staff to inspire and develop your child's skills.

Children are taught to care about the world they live in and the nursery is proud to have gained an Eco Schools Green Flag Award.

At Windermere children have six main playrooms for individual age groups. The outside area consists of a sectioned garden, comprising of grassy areas and also individual garden areas for each age group. This ensures the children have access to a variety of outdoor stimulation with an opportunity to explore, learn and play.

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Care Provided by Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Amy McCulloch (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 38
  • Total Places for Children
  • 116
  • 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 & Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite.


Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering) Reviews (151)

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Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering) has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.755) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering) has 151 reviews.

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Review from Zoe N (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Absolutely brilliant nursery, helped massively with my little boy and his interactions with others. Excellent staff, very welcoming, friendly and helpful. I couldn't have picked a better nursery.

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Review from Kirstie F (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very friendly and always update me with info without having to ask. They know my child's name straight away and know what she likes.

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Review from Tom (Father of Child) published on 10 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

It's a friendly environment which is my daughter loves going to. My daughter has learn't a lot and really interacts outside of nursery with other children.

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Review from Laura W (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my sons use the nursery and thoroughly enjoy it. I would highly recommend the nursery to anybody. The staff are friendly, approachable and kind.

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Review from Jon S (Father of Child) published on 8 February 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Windermere Day Nursery is a clean, organised and welcoming environment and stood out and a clear choice for my daughters care. All activities are age appropriate and the staff are hard working and professional.

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Review from Jade G (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very friendly nursery. My daughter feels very comfortable here. Lovely staff.

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Review from Kayleigh B (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son can't wait to come, he loves the staff and facilities. The staff are very friendly and welcoming making drop off easy.

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Review from C L (Mother of Child) published on 24 November 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are fantastic, couldn't ask for a better key worker for my child. Garden area and selection of toys, games and activities are great. Choice of food is brilliant.

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Review from Sana C (Mother of Child) published on 25 September 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are amazing. I have two very shy girls and the staff did a great job to ensure my daughter's settled in. They are always helpful and always go out of their way to ensure your queries are answered.

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Review from Sian (Mother of Child) published on 21 September 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter only started at the nursery this month, but the staff have been nothing but kind and supportive. It was arranged for us to have 2 settling in sessions and then a third when she didn't fully settle in the 2. The management staff have also been brilliant in organising a set monthly payment
over the next 4 months to allow for easier accounting for us. All the staff have always been very welcoming and friendly, and nothing is too much trouble.

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Review from Katie W (Mother of Child) published on 20 August 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very pleased with the care my daughter gets at the nursery. Both my girls have been to Windmere and got on really well and developed very well. My daughter has built up such a good relationship with two nursery assistants these two ladies are very good at their job and caring towards her.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.755)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.755) out of 10 for Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering) 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 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 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 4.807 for Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering) is calculated as follows: ( (217 Excellents x 5) + (43 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 264 Ratings = 4.807

  • 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 4.948 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Windermere Day Nursery (Kettering) 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 116 number of registered child places is 23.2. 22 Positive Reviews ÷ 23.2 = 0.948

  • 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 (1)

Amy

Amy McCulloch

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2018

Amy is the Manager of Windermere Day Nursery in Kettering and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 29 years. Amy worked as a Manager for 17 years at her previous setting, before joining Childbase Partnership and becoming manager in 2018. Amy has numerous qualifications, including her Level 3 in Childcare.


What is your favourite feature of Windermere?
My favourite feature is the large and spacious garden which is quiet and calming with lots of areas for the children to explore. The nursery rooms are not only separated for the age groups but also have separate rooms within those areas, allowing lots of free flow for the children to aid us in creating fantastic, engaging, enabling environments.


I am most proud of the long-standing experienced team, that works together supporting each other and sharing ideas and knowledge of the children we care for to make sure each child experiences the best day every day. There is a good team spirit on the whole and a “want to achieve attitude”.


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