Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

The Lodge, Adbolton Lane, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 5AS
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9.5 32 Reviews
Kindred West Bridgford provides a friendly, home from home environment supported by warm, caring and qualified mature staff that have extensive childcare experience.

The nursery has a lovely, natural half-acre garden that is used all year round. There is a grassed area, logs to climb on, stepping stones, a climbing wall, a large bark area and even a dirt area to make muddy pools and the most fantastic wigwam to play in!

The garden is open for the children to enjoy every day, and regular activities include planting and forest school activities including den building and bug hunting.

There are also regular Forest School workshops for the children all year round. As well as Forest Schools, other specialist practitioners come into the nursery each week to provide French, Music and Movement and Yoga classes.

There is also a fully working ‘child size’ kitchen where children learn to weigh, measure, prepare and cook food. The nursery is happy to accept all nursery vouchers and offer Nursery Grant places. All meals are prepared and cooked on the premises.
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Care Provided by Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kelly Bell (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 87
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 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 Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
  • Parking

  • Easy parking - large layby outside the nursery where parents can park to drop off and collect their child.


Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School Reviews (32)

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Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.535) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School has 32 reviews.

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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 21 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is now at Kindred West Bridgford since almost a year. Having relocated from Australia we were worried for him to get accustomed to a new environment. The staff, facility and the way the classes are structured really made him feel at ease since day one. The facility has a big outdoor space with
a section dedicated for the little ones only. The staff is caring and dedicated. I could not recommend it more.

Reply from Emma Avery, Marketing Assistant at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for you lovely review. We are so happy we were able to help make your sons transition into nursery go smoothly. We love West Bridgford's impressive garden space too and how you can see the horses through the windows in the fence. The children really love exploring and creating magical awe and wonder moments both inside and out and the team work so hard to ensure they get to know each individual child and treat them as if they are their own. Thank you for your recommendation.


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

I have two children who go to Kindred West Bridgford and cannot recommend them highly enough. The staff are caring, compassionate, knowledgable and fun, and have always gone out of their way to do right by our kids. Five stars for Kindred!

Reply from Emma Avery, Marketing Assistant at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation. The team treat all the children as if they are their own and build wonderful bonds, this helps to get to know each child and their individual needs. We plan activities around their interests which spark those magical awe and wonder moments. Thank you for choosing us.


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Review from M C (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are so happy with Kindred. The nursery makes us as a family feel welcome and reassured. The staff are kind and attentive and truly enjoy the work that they do. Kindred feels like a nurturing environment for my child. They provide a wide range of activities and there is a real focus on outdoor play.
We are well informed on a daily basis about activities. My little one has thrived at the nursery. I can't recommend Kindred highly enough to people who are looking for a safe and homely environment for their children.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation of Kindred. You are right we all love what we do and we thank you for being a part of our Kindred family here at West Bridgford. It is our mission to help all our little ones to grow and thrive through the creation of moments of awe and wonder and this is achieved through all the activities we do. Communication with our parents is key and we love that we can do this via our App as well as in person. Here's to your little one's early years journey continuing to be fun whilst with us in their home from home.


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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 13 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very friendly and informative. I'm able to keep track of my daughter's activities and meals throughout the day. My daughter always comes home happy with stories from the day.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review. It's a privilege to have your daughter and yourself as part of our Kindred family here at West Bridgford. We love being a part of her early years journey and our App allows us to share with you all those special moments of awe and wonder that she creates whilst with us in her home from home. We look forward to helping her continue to grow and thrive.


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Review from B S (Father of Child) published on 12 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Alphabet House West Bridgford is fantastic. Our daughter loves attending and enjoys every day.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review and for being a part of our Kindred family here at West Bridgford. We love what we do and we're so pleased you do too. Being a part of your daughter's early years journey is a privilege and we hope to help her continue to grow and thrive through many moments of awe and wonder.


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Review from C W (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Kindred made us feel at home from the first visit and have continued to do this through my child’s time here. From management to helpers every single member of staff has a warm caring nature and it really does feel like an extension to your family here. I have always trusted my child is safe and feel
I am kept up to date at all times. There is a good range of activities for the children to get involved in and the staff continuously strive to motivate your child to their next learning steps.

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Review from K M (Mother of Child) published on 20 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started when he was nine months old and left just as he was about to start foundation in a school.
The staff are fantastic, very caring and treated my son so well. He enjoyed going to nursery. The nursery always organised lots of fun activities for the children in line with the month/special
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The graduation ceremony for the children was fun and special.
Having everything on the app to see/read what my son had done for the day was excellent. If I needed to check on my son during the day I could call up and speak to a member of staff in his room.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review and for being part of our Kindred family at West Bridgford.
It's an honour to be part of your little one's early years journey and it is a pleasure to have helped him grow and thrive through the creation of moments of awe and wonder. We love our app and how it allows us to communicate with our parents, keeping them up to date with information and what their little ones have been up to whilst with us in their home from home.


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Review from A P (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter is very happy at Kindred West Bridgford. The staff are fantastic, so caring and look after our daughter so well. The chef prepares delicious home-cooked food every day, and the menu is very varied. We couldn’t recommend it enough.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much for your kind review and recommendation.
We love what we do at Kindred West Bridgford, and we're one big happy family to include all our children and their parents/carers. It's this care in their home from home where they can grow and thrive by the creation of moments of awe and wonder.
We will pass your compliments on to our chef and long my your daughter to be happy in her early years journey.


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Review from Camille M (Mother of Child) published on 9 January 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have been extremely happy with the nursery for so many reasons. Our son is enjoying it so much and it feels good to drop him and see him going with a smile on his face. He learns a lot there and does many different activities every day. The staff are fantastic, they are all lovely and we can tell
that they take good care of our son. Besides they always communicate well on how the day went and which activities they did with the kids. The app is also very helpful to keep track of it and we enjoy watching the pictures. The manager, is very nice, a good listener, very supportive and accommodative. We definitely recommend the nursery and we feel that we made an excellent choice as we know that our son is in good hands. Thank you to everyone at the nursery!

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation.
All the team will be so pleased to hear that your son is so settled in our care in his home from home. We treat all our little ones as if they were our own and we love to have you be part of our family at Kindred West Bridgford. We love our app and how it allows us to communicate with our parents, alongside our face-to-face catch-ups. We look forward to creating many more moments of awe and wonder with your son so that he may continue to grow and thrive with us on his early years journey.


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Review from L R (Mother of Child) published on 27 December 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Warm and caring, Kindred West Bridgford Nursery & Pre-School has looked after our children splendidly, from mini tots through to school club. They seem to love their time there and we’ve been really impressed with the management - helpful, efficient and supportive. Would recommend to anyone considering
sending their child here.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review and recommendation.
We love what we do and we're so pleased you have to. From management to our practitioners, we're one big happy family and our children are paramount. It's a privilege to be part of their early years journey and to help them to create moments of awe and wonder for them to grow and thrive.


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Review from Emily N (Mother of Child) published on 27 December 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely staff! They go above and beyond to make the children’s time at nursery special. They know my children so well. The activities, like tennis and singing, are brilliant and their communication with parents is always clear and effective.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review and for being a part of our Kindred family at West Bridgford.
We love what we do and helping to inspire our little ones in their early years journey is our mission. Being able to guide them in creating moments of awe and wonder so they can grow and thrive is amazing. We love our app and how it allows us to keep in contact with all our parents but also face-to-face handovers are the best and our door is always open.


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Review from Daniel A (Father of Child) published on 27 December 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Thank you to the staff for taking care of and showing love towards my child when he is not with his parents.
He loves going and enjoys his time. He is coming on leaps and bounds and will be sad to leave.

Reply from Niki McCormick, Marketing Admin at Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your kind review.
We have loved having both you and your son as part of our Kindred family at West Bridgford. We love what we do and the children make it all worthwhile. Being part of their development and early years journey is such a privilege so thank you for allowing us to help him grow and thrive through many moments of awe and wonder.


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Review from Vanessa W (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband and I are so happy with the nursery. I can't thank the manager and her team enough for all their support and care. They have worked amazingly with us and our daughter's needs. We really have no concerns about the nursery. The manager and her team are fantastic and so welcoming.

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Review from L P (Mother of Child) published on 31 October 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter loves going to Alphabet House Day Nursery. The team are so welcoming and she is developing really well, doing so many varied activities every day.

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Review from K M (Mother of Child) published on 29 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We have been very happy with the nursery so far. The staff made a real effort to ensure our daughter settled in her first few weeks and were patient and understanding with us as parents. The staff in the baby room seem to have genuine and caring relationships with the babies and notice and report on
little things which are reassuring. We have been impressed with the range of activities creative, learning, outdoor and our little girls really looks forward to being there which says it all.

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Review from Kate H (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have recently moved to Lady Bay and our little boy has started preschool 2 days a week. The transition from his last school has been great. The Manager and all the preschool team were welcoming, caring and went out of their way to ensure that our son settled. The variety of activities is really great
and the kids are able to both learn and be nurtured. The food is served is super yummy too and is great knowing they eat healthily every day.

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Review from C C (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We've been very impressed with the nursery staff and range of activities they offer. Both our children love attending, as every day is different and they have a great rapport with their key members of the team (pre-school and toddlers).

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Review from Hannah (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son loves coming to nursery. I cannot fault the staff on their caring and helpful attitudes, I would definitely recommend this nursery to other parents.

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Review from Katie M (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery my son has felt at home from his first day. He is visibly excited when we pull up outside the nursery in the morning. The variety of activities they do with the children is brilliant and they have all formed a great connection with my son. Their procedures and management is simple
and helpful, no issue or question is too great. This nursery is a second home to my son and I feel so comfortable leaving him there.

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Review from L T (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Alphabet House is wonderful. It's such a welcoming and loving environment. Our eldest joined in 2014 and our youngest daughter is there. The staff are kind, caring and well informed. They really know the children and give the nursery a very "home from home" feel.
I recommend Alphabet House to anyone
who asks.
Not only is the inside stocked with all that the children's needs but they have the most amazing outdoor space. Plus the homemade flapjacks are delicious.

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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.535)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.535) out of 10 for Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School 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 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 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 4.845 for Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (123 Excellents x 5) + (16 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 142 Ratings = 4.845

  • 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 4.69 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kindred West Bridgford 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 87 number of registered child places is 17.4. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.4 = 0.69

  • 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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Kelly

Kelly Bell

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hi I'm Kelly. I decided to begin my career in childcare after helping out as a parent at my son’s nursery and saw the rewards of working with children.

I now have over 20 year’s experience, as well as a Level 5 qualification in Leadership and Management and qualifications covering first aid, food hygiene and child protection.

Most importantly, I have a passion for helping children develop and having worked my way up from a nursery practitioner, I now manage a thriving nursery with happy children and caring staff.

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Rachel

Rachel Pedder

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager

Hello, my name is Rachel. I have worked in childcare since leaving college over 20 years ago. It's something I have always wanted to do, and I enjoy every minute.

I hold an NNEB Diploma (NVQ Level 4) as well as qualifications in Leadership, food hygiene and first aid.

I enjoy helping our children learn new things and developing new skills that they will need later in life. Seeing them achieve these milestones is always so rewarding.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School

What is the Age Range of Children that Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School accepts?

Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School Open?

Kindred West Bridgford 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 West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School have capacity for?

Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School has capacity for a total of 87 Children.

How far is Kindred West Bridgford Nursery and Pre-School to the centre of Nottingham?

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

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