RAFA Kidz Odiham

Kersley Crescent, Odiham, Hook RG29 1QD
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  • RAFA Kidz Odiham, Hook
Royal Air Forces Association charity created RAFA Kidz to provide superb childcare in the historic village of Odiham, Hampshire, home to the RAF Odiham base.

The nursery team work in partnership with parents to support each child’s learning, development and health. The nursery features stimulating play areas and an outdoor play area that has a sensory igloo, mud kitchen and a climbing frame, with lots of games and time spent outdoors. The baby room, toddler room and pre-school room are all equipped with plenty to do and explore. Pre-schoolers mix play with structured learning and the nursery follows the EYFS curriculum.

RAFA Kidz offers three nutritious meals and two snacks a day.

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Care Provided by RAFA Kidz Odiham

  • 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
  • Kate Richards (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 20
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1154822
  • Total Places for Children
  • 55
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 4 years 11 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-17:30
    Tuesday 07:30-17:30
    Wednesday 07:30-17:30
    Thursday 07:30-17:30
    Friday 07:30-17:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for RAFA Kidz Odiham

  • From £52 for a full day

RAFA Kidz Odiham Reviews (27)

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9.9

RAFA Kidz Odiham has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.944) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time RAFA Kidz Odiham has 27 reviews.

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Review from Georgina M (Mother of Child) published on 8 July 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

During the COVID-19 lockdown, our nursery closed, just as our 10-month-old daughter was due to start, and I was due to return to work in the local hospital. As both my husband and I were key workers, we needed to find a place for our daughter to ensure that we could both work through the lockdown. I
phoned RAFA Kidz and the manager was extremely helpful. They took out all the stress of a very stressful situation and with ease and professionalism introduced our daughter into their nursery. From that day on, and for the three months that she has been at RAFA we have been so happy with the care and support they have shown and our daughter has loved her days there. It truly feels like she is going to an extension of our family, even in these strange times where we could not go in and see her in the nursery setting. Overall, we have found our experience with RAFA Kidz fantastic and we would not hesitate to recommend them.

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Review from E L W (Mother of Child) published on 3 July 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little girl has been attending the nursery for nearly two years and she loves it. She has a lovely relationship with the staff and is always talking about all the activities they do and friends she has made. The nursery are very good at feeding back regarding development, progress, activities and
future ideas too. A very welcoming and enjoyable environment, the refurbishment has been lovely too.

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Review from Sharon M (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would highly recommend Odiham Rafa Kids nursery. I love the fact that I can drop my little boy and go to work knowing that he is going to have a fantastic day and I love hearing all about it when I come to pick him up.

Reply from Kate Richards, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Odiham

I'm so glad that nursery is a positive experience for you both and it's lovely to watch the joy and enthusiasm he has for learning.


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Review from Sarah (Mother of Child) published on 19 June 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

RAFA Kidz is a lovely nursery, run by fantastic people. My son loves going to nursery and has recently been planting flowers following on from his obsession with the wild poppies which have sprouted outside the nursery. Throughout our time with RAFA Kidz my son has been happy and has come on leaps and
bounds. I'll be sad to see him move onto primary school in September.
Every morning we are greater with smiles and enthusiasm and every afternoon my son comes out full of giggles! The children have freshly-prepared hot lunches every day, my son especially loves it when he gets to help with the menu.
Overall a lovely nursery with fantastic staff and a great environment.

Reply from Kate Richards, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Odiham

Thank you for such a lovely review. It is always a pleasure to be able to support children's interests and the flowers and plants are looking beautiful. I also really loved his ideas for the menus and that he felt confident to share his thoughts. He certainly seems to enjoy the food which is great.


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Review from Gavin A (Father of Child) published on 12 June 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been attending this setting for nearly 3 years. We couldn't be happier with it. The staff are compassionate, friendly and full of energy. My child has developed a great bond with all of the staff and regularly talks about them and the nursery when she is at home. The food provided is
a huge positive. It is all freshly cooked on-site and so varied. The nursery are extremely accommodating and when needed have been willing to try and amend our session times due to work commitments. When the setting briefly closed for COVID, my daughter was pestering multiple times a day asking when it would be open again. This is a testament to how much she loves it! In the last year, the whole nursery was fully redecorated, and they are currently doing a full revamp of the wonderful outdoor space too. As parents, we could not be happier, and I know my child would prefer to be nowhere else. A truly wonderful setting, with lovely caring staff.

Reply from Kate Richards, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Odiham

Thank you for such a lovely review. I'm so pleased that she enjoys nursery so much, I can't wait to see them all enjoying the new outdoor spaces!


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Review from H R (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have two children at RAFA Kidz and they both love it - my youngest has just started and settled very, very quickly. All of the staff are lovely and the management are attentive, friendly and responsive.

Reply from Kate Richards, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Odiham

Thank you for your lovely review. We are very lucky to have both of the children with us at nursery and see them both enjoying their experiences and waving to each other out in the garden.


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Review from Emma C (Mother of Child) published on 12 June 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attends RAFA Kidz and loves it. The staff are amazing, kind and extremely considerate towards children and parents. They are always informative to parents and very attentive towards any issues that you need to resolve or ask for support on. His development is closely monitored and praised, a
lovely nursery for all.

Reply from Kate Richards, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Odiham

Thank you, it has been such a pleasure to watch your son grow and develop at nursery.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.944)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.944) out of 10 for RAFA Kidz Odiham 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 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 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 4.944 for RAFA Kidz Odiham is calculated as follows: ( (136 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 144 Ratings = 4.944

  • 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 RAFA Kidz Odiham 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 55 number of registered child places is 11, which has been reached with 12 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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