Kilton Childcare

Prospect/Kilton Childrens Centre, Longfellow Drive, Worksop S81 0DW
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9.9 31 Reviews
  • Kilton Childcare, Worksop
Kilton Childcare has been established to offer a friendly and secure approach to early years learning.

Located in Nottinghamshire, the purpose-built nursery was rated 'Good' by Ofsted in September 2014 and offers 50 places for children aged from birth to Eleven years old.

Committed, friendly and qualified staff follow the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) with a focus on learning through play and actively encourage parents to become involved in the life of the centre.

Extensive play and learning resources serve to inspire children, who have secure indoor and outdoor environments to enjoy.

Kilton Childcare is open from 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, 51 weeks of the year, excluding bank holidays and three staff training days.

Care Provided by Kilton Childcare

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kerry Sheppard (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 7
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1096526
  • Total Places for Children
  • 50
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-17:30
    Tuesday 08:00-17:30
    Wednesday 08:00-17:30
    Thursday 08:00-17:30
    Friday 08:00-17:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Kilton Childcare

  • AM Session - £32
    PM Session - £32
    Full day Session - £58


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9.9

Kilton Childcare has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.936) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kilton Childcare has 31 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has loved her time at this child care facility. I felt very confident leaving her with the staff, she was really happy to go into nursery. The staff are amazing and I’m sure my child will miss them greatly as she moves onto her school nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are all absolutely fantastic. They really care for the children and it shows with the great relationship they have with them. They are approachable, friendly and understanding to parents. My children have all loved nursery and I will be very sad when the day comes that my youngest leaves.
Couldn't recommend highly enough. Fantastic.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kilton Childcare is a wonderful setting which has cared for both of my sons since October 2018. My youngest was full time until recently and it was clear his key workers knew him well. The nursery staff constantly change the setting and activities available to suit the interests of the children and
my boys have done so well under their care. They provide a safe, stimulating and exciting environment both in and outside and will help your child achieve above and beyond their potential. I could not be happier to have had the team support my boys through their early years.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love Kilton Childcare, all the staff are really friendly and helpful, both my sons have been and both really love it! They have lots of fun activities and always making new play scenes for the children. It's lovely, clean and lots of fun for the children, would highly recommend.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Very lovely staff who are caring. My daughter comes home with things she has made with the staff, they do reviews and also send you photos and updates which I find fantastic as it really puts your mind at rest.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since sending my son to nursery he has learned and developed in huge amounts. Staff are very friendly and approachable and my son has made an excellent bond with them. Staff reassure me my son has an enjoyable time at nursery by sending images and frequent messages on the 'family' app.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing staff. By far the best childcare setting that my children have been to and I have four children, of whom all have been to a day care setting.
The staff are always helpful, friendly, always available to speak. They look after the children extremely well and are all caring.
The room is clean
and always set with a variety of activities to enrich the children’s learning. They have a very good routine.
My son has just left to go to school but my 2-year-old daughter has just started. I have no concerns what so ever and I am at ease to leave my children there and they love going and can tell me what they have been doing. They also have an app to enable communication at all times and for you to see what your children have been doing, what they have eaten and any nappy changes etc. It really an all-round fantastic setting and an amazing team and I would highly recommend it!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Overall, the setting is very positive for children. My child is young and needs lots of support overcoming separation. A national government-led initiative at Longfellow has done just this. Giving me the confidence to know she is well looked after when she's with them. She is learning so very much from
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery, since my son has been attending here his social skills have improved massively. He loves going daily and the staff treat him as one of their own. Wouldn't send my children anywhere else!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care my daughter has received has been fantastic. All the staff are so supportive and helpful. They have helped my daughter thrive, her confidence has grown so much since starting. My daughter enjoys coming and has so much fun.
The room is lovely, colourful there is so much for the children to
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I am so thankful to all the staff at Kilton Childcare for everything they do for my daughter and us as a family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Early days yet but I'm very happy with the care of our child at Kilton Childcare after a few anxious moments, in the beginning, she seems happy to stay at the nursery.
The care staff are really helpful and our child never wants to return home at the time of collection. Mummy and I are very happy to
leave her in very capable hands of the nursery.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.936)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.936) out of 10 for Kilton Childcare 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 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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 4.936 for Kilton Childcare is calculated as follows: ( (191 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 203 Ratings = 4.936

  • 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 Kilton Childcare is based on 17 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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 17 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 (5)

Kerry

Kerry Sheppard

Job Title: Early Years Manager

Joined: 2022

My name is Kerry and I am the Early Years Manager here at Kilton Childcare.


I have a real passion for Early Years and I feel exceptionally lucky to be a part of the children’s lives; supporting them to grow, develop and become resilient, independent and confident learners.


I have over 16 years’ experience working within Early Years. I began working for the Early Years Alliance in 2007, where I started as an Early Years Practitioner. Working my way up whilst gaining valuable experience I have managed a few of our nurseries as well as becoming a Field Cluster Manager, where I line managed a group of Alliance nurseries.


Then deciding to broaden my experiences I took a leap into the world of Private Day Care where I managed a couple of nurseries from outdoor nurseries to those in purpose built environments, before returning to the Early Years Alliance last year.


I love it here at Kilton Childcare, we have a fantastic environment for Children and working with a like-minded team that genuinely have passion and enthusiasm for working with Children.


I love spending my spare time with my family, visiting new places and trying new foods.


Gemma

Gemma Howarth

Job Title: Early Years Assistant Manager

Joined: 2020

My name is Gemma, I am the Early Years Assistant Manager. I have worked for the Early Years Alliance since 2020 where I am also Pre-school room lead and Nursery SENDCo.


I am passionate about being part of children’s early education and creating a setting which feels like home.


I have over 10 years’ experience working with children, part of which I achieved a First Class Honours in Primary Education with QTS – this has provided me with many skills I use in my practice today.


In my spare time I like spending time with my daughter and my family and making memories together.


Molly

Molly Howard

Job Title: Early years Lead Educator

Joined: 2013

I have worked with the Early Years Alliance since 2013. During this time I have worked my way up, developing my skills further with each stage of my career. I am now an Early Years Lead Educator, working within the Baby & Toddler rooms and I am also Language Lead for the Nursery.


I love my job because it is so rewarding, seeing the children grow and develop every day, I feel lucky to be part of their learning journey.


I like to spend my spare time with my family and friends, holidaying together and going to the gym.


Robyn

Robyn

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2010

My name is Robyn I am an Early Years Educator. I have worked in Early Years since 2010. I started working with the Early Years Alliance in 2013 and during this time I have undertaken lots of different roles. I work part time now I have children of my own and my youngest daughter loves to come to nursery.


I like that every day is different and love being part of the children’s lives, watching them grow, sharing their milestones and setting them on their learning journey.


In my spare time I like to spend time with my daughters and my family, going on days out and making memories together.


Tyler

Tyler

Job Title: Early Years Assistant

Joined: 2022

My name is Tyler I have worked with Early Years Alliance since February 2022, firstly starting as part of the Kickstart programme. I am now an Early Years Assistant, training towards my Level 2 Early Years qualification.


I like working as part of the team here at Kilton Childcare, they are really supporting me to develop within my role. I like being a part of the children’s learning, watching them grow.


In my spare time I like listening to music, going to concerts and spending time with friends and family.