Opening hours
7.30am to 6.30pm
KatieB Kids is a nursery in Dartford dedicated to fostering an environment where children can experience a joyful and imaginative childhood. The nursery operates on the philosophy that children thrive when they feel secure, valued, and understood by the adults around them, emphasising the importance of strong relationships, thoughtful environments, and expert early years care.
Their approach extends beyond basic childcare to nurture emotional security, curiosity, and confidence, which are seen as foundational for life. The nursery employs a unique "Let's Nurture Futures™" framework, which guides their daily practices, environments, family support, and educator development, focusing on relationships, play, wellbeing, and learning.
KatieB Kids offers a range of enriching activities, including Forest School, a "Dots" mindfulness programme, yoga, baking, gardening, woodwork, and creative project work, designed to develop children's creativity and resilience. They also provide Little Linguists sessions for immersive French and Spanish teaching and offer award-winning, wholesome menus.
The nursery highlights its commitment to high-quality education and support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). They also provide monthly mindfulness and wellbeing support for staff, Disability Confident Employer training, and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) training.
Our ethos
KatieB Kids operates on the philosophy that children thrive when they feel secure, valued, and understood. Their unique "Let's Nurture Futures™" framework guides daily practices, environments, family support, and educator development, focusing on relationships, play, wellbeing, and learning to nurture emotional security, curiosity, and confidence. They offer enriching activities like Forest School, mindfulness, yoga, and creative projects to develop creativity and resilience.
What it's like
Children are happy in this welcoming nursery and receive excellent opportunities to create through drawing, painting, building and making sculptures. The environment creates interesting learning opportunities for children, and staff adapt activities so every child can explore and learn. Children have lots of opportunities to explore nature and the wider world, including daily visits in the local community where they develop their understanding of their senses and observe wildlife.
Funding accepted
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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7.30am to 6.30pm
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2022
Last inspected 24 May 2023 · Kate Williams
What it's like to attend
Children are happy in this welcoming nursery and receive excellent opportunities to create through drawing, painting, building and making sculptures. The environment creates interesting learning opportunities for children, and staff adapt activities so every child can explore and learn. Children have lots of opportunities to explore nature and the wider world, including daily visits in the local community where they develop their understanding of their senses and observe wildlife.
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Inclusion & environment
Staff work with parents and other agencies to provide support and agree how they can help children further, especially children with special educational needs and/disabilities (SEND) and those with identified gaps in their speech development.
The outdoor area has been developed well by leaders and staff to ensure that children have chances to practise their gross motor coordination. The careful consideration and placement of resources ensures that children learn to run, jump and balance.
Children who speak English as an additional language are well supported. Staff say words and sing songs in in both languages. They ensure that children have opportunities to see and use their home language. This means that children who start with a very limited understanding of English become confident communicators.
My daughter Anays attended Katie B for two and a half years, and we couldn’t have chosen a better kindergarten for her. The environment is warm, caring, and truly dedicated to each child’s well-being and development. The teachers are not only professional, but also incredibly kind, patient, and attentive — they made Anays feel safe, loved, and excited to come in every single day. A special mention goes to Ms. Murphy, who cooks amazing meals for the children. The food is always healthy, fresh, and delicious — my daughter absolutely loved it! I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Tina, the SENCO, who worked closely with Anays and helped her improve her speech so much. Her dedication, support, and kindness made a real difference in my daughter’s progress. We are deeply grateful for the care, creativity, and passion the entire team puts into their work. Seeing how much my daughter has grown, learned, and blossomed during her time at Katie B has been wonderful. Thank you for giving her such a beautiful start! We highly recommend Katie B to any parent looking for a loving, supportive, and nurturing place for their child.
Read on GoogleWe had a fantastic experience with KatieB Kids and we couldn’t be more grateful for the care and dedication shown to our child. From the moment we joined, the nursery felt like a second home — warm, welcoming, and full of joy. The nursery itself is beautifully maintained, with engaging activities and a strong focus on learning through play. We loved the regular updates and photos, which gave us a real sense of what our child is experiencing and learning on a daily basis. A special mention must go to Tina (SENCO) and the whole Team who have been absolutely incredible. Their patience, creativity, and genuine love for the children shine through every day. Our child talks about them constantly and has grown in confidence, curiosity, and independence thanks to their thoughtful guidance and support. It’s clear that the nursery goes above and beyond to make each child feel seen, valued, and encouraged. We wholeheartedly recommend KatieB Kids to any parent looking for a nurturing and inspiring environment for their little one. It’s a place where children thrive.
Read on GoogleWe can’t thank this nursery enough for the care, love, and support they’ve given our daughter over the past year and a half. From her very first days, the team made us feel supported and reassured — even when we were the ones crying at drop-off! The staff were always warm, nurturing, and genuinely joyful in their interactions. One moment that will always stay with me is when a member of the team gave me a comforting cuddle after a particularly tough goodbye — it meant so much and set the tone for how compassionate this place is. Our daughter was always greeted with smiles, fun nicknames, and positive energy that made going in each day a happy experience. As she moved into the older group, she continued to thrive — growing in confidence, making friends, and even performing songs in front of others. At home, she would often play “nursery,” pretending to be one of the staff, mimicking their kindness, routines, and silliness — a clear sign of how much she adored her time there. The manager has been amazing — flexible, responsive, and always going above and beyond to accommodate us. And the food? Let’s just say our daughter has developed a love for different cuisines… but only the nursery's version! I tried to recreate a few of them at home but didn't get the same seal of approval! Staff at KatieB have given our daughter a joyful, loving foundation — and for that, we will always be thankful. – A very grateful family
Read on GoogleWe were so pleased that we sent our daughter to Katie B Kids, she was so happy to go to nursery and really enjoyed her time there. All of the educators were wonderful and you can tell they work hard to make the children’s days special. We couldn’t have asked for a better nursery for our daughter!
Read on GoogleThank you to all at Katie B nursery! My son is a typical active boy with lots of energy. As a full-time working mother, I find this place an absolute gem. He loves going there and you find yourself, and your child building a little bond with staff there. You really feel like they’re good, kind and caring people. This is the only nursery I’ve come across that feed the children amazingly healthy fresh food – their chef is lovely. My son would always have a variety of indoors and outdoors activities to do and we look forward to coming back the next day.
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Most recent inspection
24 May 2023
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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