RAFA Kidz Honington

16 Heath Road, RAF Honington, Bury St Edmunds IP31 1LJ
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  • RAFA Kidz Honington, Bury St Edmunds
RAFA Kidz Honington was opened in June 2024 and is a purpose built building on one level just outside of the RAF Honington base. The setting offers affordable quality childcare with discount to Military families but also welcome anybody to attend from the local community.

The nursery has a full time cook, who cooks all of the children's meals from scratch with healthy locally sourced ingredients. All of the practitioners are trained and supported by an experienced management team.

The nursery has 3 rooms and each has their own garden and the nursery is surrounded by playing fields.

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Care Provided by RAFA Kidz Honington

  • 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
  • Claire Free (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 20
  • Registered Charity Number
  • 1154822
  • Total Places for Children
  • 50
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 4 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 & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for RAFA Kidz Honington

  • £61.60 - Full day (07:30-17:30)
    £36.35 - Half day (07:30-12:30 or 12:30-17:30)
    Discount added for Military families

  • Funding accepted
  • Parking

  • Nursery car park directly outside of the nursery


RAFA Kidz Honington Reviews (8)

9.6

RAFA Kidz Honington has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.590) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time RAFA Kidz Honington has 8 reviews.

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Review from J H (Mother of Child) published on 12 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I now have two children at the nursery, and they both enjoy going there. The staff know the children and care for them well. They are keen to help and sort out any issues as and when they arrive. Since the changes that happened at the nursery, it has continued to improve in the quality of facilities
and the range of activities offered.

Reply from Lauryn Brett, Administrator at RAFA Kidz Honington

Thank you for your lovely review! We love having your little ones here and are so glad they enjoy their time with us too!


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Review from L D (Mother of Child) published on 7 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both our children only started about a month ago and we felt comfortable leaving them straight away, the staff are so welcoming & friendly that we know they are both in excellent hands every day they are there.
We love that we get regular updates throughout the day & especially the photos to show
they are always busy having fun!

Reply from Katie Parkin, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Honington

Thank you so much for the lovely review, we are so pleased the children have settled in well and you felt comfortable straight away leaving them with us.


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Review from F J (Mother of Child) published on 7 November 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little one absolutely loves going to this nursery. We pull into the car park in the mornings and they're so happy to be there! Facilities are great and I love how much outside time the children get. All the staff are super friendly and helpful. The use of the app is also very helpful and I love logging
on to it and seeing what they've had for meals, learning developments, etc.

Reply from Katie Parkin, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Honington

Thank you so much for taking the time to give us some feedback. We are very lucky to have such a large outside area for the children to play and a lovely purpose-built nursery with lots of space.


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Review from C M (Mother of Child) published on 15 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We've been impressed with the changes at RAFA Kidz Honington since the new organisation took over. The staff are warm and attentive and the management has brought in fresh ideas and activities that have enhanced the overall experience such as engaging with the local police force to provide a look around
the vehicles and educating them on how to call. They have an outside organisation delivering sports coaching once a week with no additional cost to the families. My 2-year-old is always excited to go, and I've noticed a big improvement in how they're engaging with the children and supporting their development. Communication with parents has been great and I feel confident knowing my child is in such a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment.

Reply from Katie Parkin, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Honington

Thank you so much for your lovely review, we pride ourselves on everything we do and want to offer the children lots of lovely new experiences.


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Review from Amanda-Jayne H (Mother of Child) published on 14 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team at Honington have gone above and beyond to support not only my son during settling in days and starting full days, but also myself and have been incredibly supportive of my PTSD. They understand and care about the relationship you have with them, the child(ren) and how we can all work together
to best support development, and emotional and physical behaviour and they focus on learning and being led by the child(ren). I couldn't have asked for a more dedicated, supportive team of people to be a part of my child's learning and care.

Reply from Katie Parkin, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Honington

At RAFA Kidz we always want to go above and beyond with everything we do, including supporting our families. Thank you so much for taking the time to give us such a lovely review.


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Review from B H (Mother of Child) published on 11 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attends the nursery 2 days a week and he comes home positively buzzing. He loves to tell us all about his friends that he plays with, he adores the staff in his room and I can tell they just adore him too (Tornado room). I love the regular updates of his time at the nursery on the app, including
what meals he's eating and how much he's eaten. I also love that I can directly message the staff in his room if I have any questions on the app. The variety of activities he does, including plenty of outside play and messy play is brilliant, I get sent wonderful photos of his activities, or different little masterpieces he's created get sent home. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone who is thinking about sending their child here.

Reply from Lauryn Brett, Administrator at RAFA Kidz Honington

Thank you for this lovely review! It is heartwarming to hear that he enjoys his days with us at nursery. We love that we can give updates and send photos to our parents on what their children are up to each day on the app so it is lovely to know you use it daily! Thanks again for your recommendation!


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Review from Kimberley C (Mother of Child) published on 9 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery setting is lovely, staff are very friendly and work hard to not only care for the children but help develop and teach them. My child has thrived since joining RAFA KIDZ. She started as a crawler but has recently started walking with confidence. We have formed a strong bond with the staff
in her room and always feels welcome. Drop-offs in the morning are easy and I am greeted at pickup time with smiles and giggles from my daughter which always reassures me that she has had a great day. I highly recommend RAFA KIDZ Nursery.

Reply from Lauryn Brett, Administrator at RAFA Kidz Honington

Thank you for this lovely review, we really appreciate your feedback! We take pride in watching our children grow and develop and are delighted we can be a part of her nursery journey.


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Review from D R (Mother of Child) published on 3 October 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since RAFA Kidz took over the previous provider the nursery in my eyes has been great.
It definitely showed how bad the previous provider became and that's such a real shame.
My nearly 2-year-old has come on so much in the past couple of months and the staff have been amazing with him and us as
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I would recommend this nursery to anyone who is able to send their child there.
What is an added bonus is that they have a football coach attending the nursery on Wednesdays which my little one absolutely loves. And this has been no extra charge to us.

Reply from Katie Parkin, Nursery Manager at RAFA Kidz Honington

Thank you so much for your lovely review. RAFA Kidz have worked very hard to enhance every aspect of the nursery and completely turn it around. We love our football coach so thank you again.


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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.590)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.590) out of 10 for RAFA Kidz Honington 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 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.6 out of 5 from 8 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 4.990 for RAFA Kidz Honington is calculated as follows: ( (95 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.99

  • 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 4.6 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for RAFA Kidz Honington is based on 8 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 = 3.8

    • 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. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 10 = 0.8

  • 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 (1)

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Claire Free

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Claire has worked at the setting for many years starting off as a Early Years Practitioner, and has worked her way up whilst gaining valuable experience.


Frequently Asked Questions about RAFA Kidz Honington

What is the Age Range of Children that RAFA Kidz Honington accepts?

RAFA Kidz Honington accepts Children aged from 0 years 4 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is RAFA Kidz Honington Open?

RAFA Kidz Honington 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 RAFA Kidz Honington have capacity for?

RAFA Kidz Honington has capacity for a total of 50 Children.

How far is RAFA Kidz Honington to the centre of Bury St Edmunds?

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

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