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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Crews Hole

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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4.2(9 parent reviews) ·261 Crews Hole Road, Bristol, BS5 8BE · Bristol
Number of places
68 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Bristol

About this day nursery

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Crews Hole offers high-quality childcare and early education in Bristol. The nursery aims to provide a supportive and stimulating environment where children can thrive, learn, and develop crucial life skills.

They are part of the Grandir UK group, emphasising a commitment to excellent early years provision. The setting provides a safe and engaging space for children to explore through play, fostering creativity, problem-solving, and social interaction.

Parents consistently praise the seamless application process for funded childcare and the supportive nature of the staff. The nursery endeavours to make childcare accessible for families by accepting various government funding schemes and offering flexible options to stretch funded hours throughout the year.

They encourage prospective parents to visit and experience the nursery firsthand or reach out to their parent engagement team for any inquiries about childcare or funding.

What it's like

Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Crews Hole are happy, safe, and secure, enjoying creative activities and conversations with staff. The curriculum is good, focusing on physical development and preparing children for the next stage of learning. Staff have also made significant changes to ensure premises and equipment are safe following a recent incident.

Accepts childcare fundingFlexible funded hoursParent engagement team

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon to Fri: 7:30am – 6:00pm

Term time / All Year

Mixed

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Crews Hole

Last inspected 23 July 2025 · Victoria Jones

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Crews Hole are happy, safe, and secure, enjoying creative activities and conversations with staff. The curriculum is good, focusing on physical development and preparing children for the next stage of learning. Staff have also made significant changes to ensure premises and equipment are safe following a recent incident.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are guided to develop creative skills in many different ways.
  • The curriculum is good and prepares children for the next stage of learning.
  • Staff well-being is important to leaders, and they feel supported and valued.
  • Children are kind to others and engaged learners.
  • Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with an open and positive culture.

Areas to develop

  • 1develop the key-person system in the pre-school even more, to help staff support children's learning and development further
  • 2extend strategies to support pre-school children who speak English as an additional language, to increase their vocabulary and communication skills even more
  • 3review and enhance how funding is utilised, to help children reach their full learning potential.
Inspection #10407287 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents report that their children are happy when they attend the nursery, and they recommend the nursery to others.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

The report mentions that the inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning. The curriculum has a strong focus on supporting children's physical development, with staff motivating older children to enjoy running and babies building core strength by climbing through tunnels.

EAL / language support

In the baby and toddler rooms, staff offer extra help to children who do not speak English as their first language. Staff learn basic words in the child's language to aid their development. However, in the pre-school staff do not implement support strategies fully, to help children who speak English as an additional language to increase their vocabulary and communication skills even more.

Parent Reviews of Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Crews Hole

4.2
(9)
Kay Banfield
a year ago

We love Kiddi Caru, the staff are wonderful and have a genuine love of the children they look after. I know my son is happy and gets the same warmth that he would at home. During the week, he spends more time at nursery than he does at home so to feel confident that he is enjoying his time there is essential. The activities are varied and we get regular updates and pictures so we can be part of his day.

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Reece Williams
2 years ago

This is the best nursery I have sent any of my children. I have 3 children that have been to 4 different nursery's and this nursery is full of the most kind and caring staff. My child has additional needs and anything the staff can do to help they have done. If they don't know something they are more then willing to learn. It will be a very sad day when my son has to leave this year and they should be so proud of the team they have here.

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Tommy Flanagan
4 years ago

If my son was writing this, he would give Mama Bear's five stars, no question. However, from a parent's perspective, if you like being forced to arrange alternative child care at the last minute, threatened with emails to reduce your hours, guilt-tripped into taking time off work to cover staff shortages, having to pick your child up at the drop of a hat because they have a temperature only to return home to find their temperature has miraculously vanished - then this is the nursery for you! Note - this is directed at Mama Bear's incompotent management, not the excellent front line staff, who I cannot rate highly enough. UPDATE: The shocking state of affairs at Mama Bears has since escalated. With less than one week's notice, we have been informed that nursery is closing for MORE THAN FOUR MONTHS.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

23 July 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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