Queen's Kindergarten

Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate, Thorpe Green Lane, Thorpe Underwood, York YO26 9SS
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Queen's Kindergarten is the Outstanding Early Years provision (ISI February 2019) at the Excellent rated independent school, Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate.

Situated on the beautiful Thorpe Underwood Estate, Queen's Kindergarten is a friendly setting where children receive the best possible support and care.

The experienced team of staff there take pride in ensuring a warm, family atmosphere in which the children can learn. They focus on the Prime curriculum areas crucial for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and building on their capacity to learn, form relationships and thrive.

A creative refurbishment of the setting in 2017 means that children benefit from a specially designed flexible indoor space and interactive outdoor learning area. They also have access to a standalone library and a dedicated Early Years dining area, so that they can enjoy meal times together in a homely atmosphere. Meals are prepared by a dedicated Early Years chef, who caters for all nutritional requirements.

Children grow and develop through three main rooms:

Squirrel Nutkin Room

The 3-month to early walkers’ room. Staff create a lovely, friendly and soothing first room for the children who have their own, unique routine. There are a range of activities and toys for the child to investigate, and the children often get rather messy when they do their first masterpieces of art!

Jemima Puddle-Duck Room

For early walkers to 2 years. Staff begin to encourage independence. The team organise activities that move the children on to their next steps, along with lots of opportunity for messy/tactile play!

Peter Rabbit Room

For children aged 2-3 years. Staff create an energetic and very independent room. Children have more activities to choose from and are big on outside play. Children at this age are starting to form friendships and staff facilitate this with more group activities.

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Care Provided by Queen's Kindergarten

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate
  • Person in charge
  • Karen Kilkenny (Head of Chapter House and Queen's Kindergarten)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 10
  • Total Places for Children
  • 36
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 3 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 & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Queen's Kindergarten

  • Days per Week - Weekly Cost:
    5 days - £323.00
    4.5 days - £306.00
    4 days - £285.00
    3.5 days - £255.00
    3 days - £223.00
    2.5 days - £184.00
    2 days - £151.00
    1.5 days - £118.00
    1 day - £80.00
    0.5 days - £49.00

Queen's Kindergarten Reviews (42)

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Queen's Kindergarten has a Review Score of 10 (10.000) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Queen's Kindergarten has 42 reviews.

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Review from Emily P (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I can’t recommend the Kindergarten at Queen Ethelburga’s enough. The staff are amazing and put my daughter, husband and I at ease straight away despite us being very nervous about leaving our little girl (our first baby) with them at 15 months old. The facilities are second to none and the activities
that they engage the children in are fun, imaginative and educational. It is such a lovely environment for children to make friends, learn and flourish in. Our daughter’s development has come on in leaps and bounds since attending Queen’s Kindergarten, she is really happy there and we will be sad when she reaches 3 and has to leave!

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Review from Rachael W (Mother of Child) published on 14 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Queen's Kindergarten are amazing, from my little boy's first day (only nine months old) in the Squirrel Nutkin room they made both him and myself feel completely at ease. They take every need into consideration and provide constant updates on care and development.
The nursery have always
been flexible with day changes/additional days which is extremely helpful for us as working parents. The facilities are immaculate and the location of the nursery is extremely safe, tucked within the grounds of a beautiful school, which was definitely a conditional element for me as a parent when choosing the right nursery. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (10.000)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (10.000) out of 10 for Queen's Kindergarten 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 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 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 5.000 for Queen's Kindergarten is calculated as follows: ( (155 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 5

  • 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 Queen's Kindergarten is based on 13 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 36 number of registered child places is 7.2, which has been reached with 13 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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Awards / Recognitions (2)

Top 20 Nurseries Yorkshire & The Humber 2024

Recipient: Queen's Kindergarten

Date: Thursday 28 Mar 2024 More details

Top 20 Nurseries Yorkshire & The Humber 2023

Recipient: Queen's Kindergarten

Date: Friday 28 Apr 2023 More details

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Meet the Team (12)

Emily

Emily

Job Title: Head of Early Years

Joined: 2025

Emily is the Head of Early Years


Aimee

Aimee

Job Title: Assistant Manager of Queen's Kindergarten

Joined: 2018

Aimee works in the Squirrel Nutkin room.


Hana

Hana

Job Title: Assistant Manager of Queen's Kindergarten

Joined: 2016

Hana works in the Peter Rabbit room.


Tina

Tina

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2021

Tina works in the Squirrel Nutkin room.


Hannah

Hannah

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2020

Hannah works in the Jemima Puddle-Duck room.


Becky

Becky

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2022

Becky works in the Jemima Puddle-Duck room.


Amy

Amy

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2024

Amy works in the Jemima Puddle-Duck room.


Becky

Becky

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2024

Becky works in the Jemima Puddle-Duck room.


Tegan

Tegan

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2023

Tegan works in the Peter Rabbit room.


Emma

Emma

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2024

Emma works in the Peter rabbit room.


Emily

Emily

Job Title: Early Years Practitioner

Joined: 2024

Emily works in the Peter Rabbit room alongside Tegan.


Caitlin

Caitlin

Job Title: Early Years Apprentice

Joined: 2024

Caitlin works within all 3 rooms.


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