King's Hawford Nursery

Lock Lane, Claines, Worcester WR3 7SD
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  • King's Hawford Nursery, Worcester
King's Hawford offers outstanding nursery care to pre-school children aged 2-4. Situated in a beautiful rural location, the nursery offers flexible sessions between 7:45 and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday.

Often described as 'one big happy family,' Hawford children thrive in a warm and nurturing nursery environment. The rural home-from-home setting ensures young children gain the stability needed to develop confidence and independence as the school journey starts.

Kindergarten children experience the whole range of opportunities that Hawford has to offer. Whether it’s caring for the chickens and birds, regular swimming sessions in the indoor heated pool, adventures in the extensive forest school, or taking part in exciting musical sessions, there really is something for everyone.

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Care Provided by King's Hawford Nursery

  • 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
  • Katie Poole (Head of Kindergarten)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 12
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1098236
  • Total Places for Children
  • 90
  • Age Range
    • from 2 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:45-18:00
    Tuesday 07:45-18:00
    Wednesday 07:45-18:00
    Thursday 07:45-18:00
    Friday 07:45-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for King's Hawford Nursery

  • King's Hawford Kindergarten Fees from December 2024.


    Full day (7.30am to 6pm) £69
    Morning (7.30am to 12.30pm) £45
    Afternoon (12.30pm to 6pm) £43


    There is a minimum requirement of 4 sessions weekly

  • The price includes lunch for the morning session and snacks and enrichment activities. These include: Forest School, PE, Swimming, German, Cooking, Music & Movement, Visits to the Library Bus, Access to a Dedicated Early Years Garden, Countryside Walks & Educational Visits.
  • Parking

  • Ample parking on site.


King's Hawford Nursery Reviews (59)

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King's Hawford Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.972) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time King's Hawford Nursery has 59 reviews.

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Review from Anita M (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

A great nursery with caring and attentive staff and excellent resources.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

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Review from James T (Father of Child) published on 2 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A very good nursery, friendly staff, excellent facilities, safe and clean.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

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Review from Sarah P (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Hawford Nursery is everything you could ever wish for; caring, nurturing, an environment in which your child thrives. The staff go above and beyond, they can't do enough for you and your child. We are so lucky to have this provision. I would not hesitate to fully endorse and recommend.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to review our nursery. Lovely to hear such positive comments about our staff - we are very proud of them.


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Review from A G (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kindergarten at King's Hawford was the best decision I made for my daughter.
The level of care for her is outstanding with kind, friendly and approachable staff.
The facilities and activities are vast including forest school, swimming and of course the red library bus!
My daughter thrives from being
at Hawford and enjoys every second of it which makes me a very happy parent!
Thank you.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for your wonderful review.
We are so glad your daughter enjoys her time with us.


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Review from Ceri B (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend King's Hawford Nursery. The staff are brilliant with our daughter. They get to use all the ‘big’ schools facilities to give her the best day every day she’s at nursery. From swimming to forest school, to soft play or PE in the barn, stories on their double-decker bus or picnics
in the teepee! Just brilliant!

Reply from Amy Taylor, Digital Marketing Manager at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to review our Kindergarten. We do have fun every day!


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Review from Harriet B (Mother of Child) published on 15 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery! Both of my children went. Couldn’t fault in any way. The staff are amazing, the facilities are second to none and the activities on offer are above expectations for this age. Wouldn’t want my children in any other setting.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

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Review from Miranda C (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Hawford Nursery is a fantastic place which my three children have attended over the last seven years. The staff are amazing and the children love every day there. The outdoor facilities are very extensive and a real highlight. I have always felt that my children were safe and extremely well cared for
and I would thoroughly recommend Hawford.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for your review. It's been a delight to welcome your children here.


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Review from Victoria G (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I couldn't rate this nursery more highly. We made the decision to switch my little boy to King's Nursery when he turned 2 and we haven't looked back. He loves attending and we know he partakes in lots of different activities and has fun whilst he is there. The staff are brilliant and the grounds and
facilities are fantastic too!

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to provide a review. We are so glad to hear that you are happy with King's Hawford.


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Review from Stephanie B (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kings Hawford Kindergarten offers such a wide variety of activities and facilities but most of all the care, attention and nurturing nature of each and every one of the staff is exceptional. Both my children have enjoyed the setting and really benefited from going there. As a parent the school also
takes a lot of time to engage and communicate with us to be keep us involved. It’s both a fun and safe place; everything a parent and preschooler could hope for.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for your review. We're delighted to hear that your children have enjoyed their time at Hawford.


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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

What a magical Kindergarten! We have been thrilled with King’s Hawford over the last 18 months, choosing to send both our girls here. The environment is so nurturing and welcoming, the teachers are incredibly can-do and friendly, and the activities include things like forest school and swimming. I love
the free-roaming chickens within the grounds and that ‘the great outdoors’ plays a large role in the offering. Thank you King’s - we are delighted with the way it’s run!

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for your lovely comments. We do love the great outdoors here at Hawford.


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Review from Prussia H (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter absolutely thrives at Kindergarten King’s Hawford. Her confidence has blossomed, and she comes out every day with a huge smile, telling me all about her day! The opportunities that the children have there are incredible; from Forest school to Swimming, The big red Library Bus- and my daughter's
favourite- Shake Rattle and Groove.
The staff are brilliant and really attentive and cater to the children’s individual needs. My daughter only started in September, but it feels like they have known and cared for her much longer and I can’t wait to see her progress further over this coming year! Thank you!

Reply from Amy Taylor, Digital Marketing Manager at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for your comments, we're delighted to hear that your daughter enjoys her days at Hawford.


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Review from L W (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not ask for any more from the staff at King’s Hawford Kindergarten. My daughter found nursery of any kind very daunting but the staff at King’s went out of their way to work with me to accommodate her and make her feel welcomed. Covid brought new challenges and I was afraid the staff would need
to be too far removed from the children but they dealt with it as they always do; putting the children’s interests first and still providing the warm welcoming environment whilst implementing new safety measures. All the staff know the children and their needs like the back of their hands and speak about all of them with such affection. I know my child couldn’t be in safer hands. She loves every day.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for your wonderful comments, we're delighted to hear that your daughter has settled so well.


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Review from Magdalena C (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery offers a safe environment with friendly staff and lots of fun, educational activities. They live by the ethos that there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes and spend lots of time outside. The forest school is one of my son's favourite activities and his highlight of the week
but swimming, Shake Rattle and Groove and Rugby Tots are also fantastic activities that bring a bit of structure to the week and help to expand children's interests. The staff are attentive to children's individual needs and responsive to parents. A fantastic place for the little explorers.

Reply from Amy Taylor, Marketing Executive at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for your review. There certainly is no such thing as bad weather here at Hawford!


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Review from M F (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic school. Can't thank them enough for the support they offered our son during his time there. So sad that he couldn't stay there when started school. We miss the staff very much! If your child likes to learn, be busy, be outdoors and swim, this is the school for you!

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Review from Tabitha W (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Quite possibly wonderful!
Staff are extremely attentive towards the children, interacting with them. There are incredible outdoor activities for the children along with opportunities to go off the school grounds on lovely trips or simply enjoy everything that available on the school grounds - playing
on the bark, forest school, lots of baking, indoor and outdoor activities, swimming and interactive storytelling fun and more.
There was fantastic feedback throughout my child’s time in kindergarten like parents evening, progress reposts which had beautiful photos in of my child’s progress. I highly recommend, some of the best early years of my child’s life. Thank you Kings Hawford Nursery.

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

Fantastic caring and thoughtful staff who make daily nursery lofe a pleasure, full of fun, development and happy children. It is a really super nursery and glad we found it for our daughter.

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Review from J M (Father of Child) published on 17 July 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really kind and caring staff, I could not imagine putting my children in any better kindergarten.

Reply from Amy Taylor at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for taking the time to review King's Hawford. We are very lucky to have such wonderful staff members and look forward to sharing your comments with them.


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

We have used this nursery for the last 4 years. Our two children have passed through and we will be sad to leave it behind. We have dropped our children here daily with the confidence to know they will have a great time do well throughout activities to ensure they are engaged and have fun whilst learning.
They have grown on confidence and feel safe and are very happy. I would recommend this as a nursery that gives that extra special something and really understands individual children and what it is to be a child. Thank you. xx

Reply from Amy Taylor at King's Hawford Nursery

Thank you for your kind comments. We are so pleased that your children enjoyed their time with us in Kindergarten.


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Review from Amy R (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at KIng's Hawford are so welcoming and nothing is ever too much trouble. Out child was settled into nursery very quickly there and loves going. The facilities and opportunities are fantastic, swimming, forest school and music on a weekly basis. The daily hot sinners and afternoon tea is also
a frim hit with our child. We couldn't imagine sending our child anywhere else now. Thank you.

Reply from Amy Taylor at King's Hawford Nursery

It's always so lovely to hear how much children enjoy their time at King's Hawford. Thank you for your kind comments.


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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.972)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.972) out of 10 for King's Hawford Nursery 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 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 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 4.972 for King's Hawford Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (280 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 288 Ratings = 4.972

  • 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 King's Hawford Nursery is based on 24 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 90 number of registered child places is 18, which has been reached with 24 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 (3)

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Miss Kingston

Job Title: Head of Early Years

Miss Kingston has over 17 years of teaching experience. She is the designated safeguarding lead for Early Years and holds a BA (Hons) and a PGCE.


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Mrs Field

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner KG2

Mrs Field has an NVQ Level 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development. She has over 30 years’ experience and holds a Level 2 Forest School certificate and loves Forest School sessions.


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Mrs Watts

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner KG1

Mrs Watts has a Certificate in Education. She has 20 years of experience and loves reading with the children and construction play.


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