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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Leighton Buzzard

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2023)
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5.0(10 Google reviews) ·Hockliffe Road, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9NX · Central Bedfordshire
Number of places
95 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

About this early years setting

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Leighton Buzzard distinguishes itself by offering a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can thrive. The nursery focuses on providing comprehensive care and education, adapting to the individual needs of each child as they grow.

They are committed to supporting families by offering flexible childcare solutions and helping navigate various funding options, ensuring accessibility for working parents and those requiring assistance. With a strong emphasis on consistent, high-quality care and education, Kiddi Caru aims to foster development through a range of activities and resources.

The nursery also prioritises smooth daily operations, allowing staff to concentrate on educational and caregiving roles effectively. They provide transparent information regarding fees and offer a fee calculator to help parents plan their childcare expenses, including details on what government funding covers and additional charges for "Everyday Essentials" like meals and enriching experiences.

This approach ensures that children receive well-rounded care extending beyond basic provisions.

What it's like

Children benefit from their time spent at this inviting and homely nursery. They engage well in the wide range of exciting activities and resources available to them and show high levels of interest in learning about the world around them. Babies and children demonstrate their attachments to staff and feel safe and secure in the nursery environment.

Support for working parentsFlexible childcare solutionsFocus on individual child developmentComprehensive care and education

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

Food

Meals and snacks are provided as part of the Everyday Essentials package, which is an additional charge not covered by funded hours.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am until 6pm, throughout the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 21 June 2023 · Rachael Small

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 benefit from their time spent at this inviting and homely nursery. They engage well in the wide range of exciting activities and resources available to them and show high levels of interest in learning about the world around them. Babies and children demonstrate their attachments to staff and feel safe and secure in the nursery environment.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from their time spent at this inviting and homely nursery.
  • Children engage well in a wide range of exciting activities and resources.
  • Children's behaviour is positive and they are friendly and kind to one another.
  • Managers and staff have a secure knowledge of safeguarding.
  • Staff feel happy and supported in their roles and have good opportunities for professional development.

Areas to develop

  • 1coach staff to consider the impact of the extended use of dummies on babies' emerging speech so that they have lots of opportunities to babble and develop their language skills
  • 2review staff deployment to help staff make the most of all opportunities to build on children's learning.
Inspection #10289405 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

always proud to tell us about what they have done at nursery

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The special educational needs and disabilities coordinator liaises well with staff and parents to seek the appropriate help to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities get the support they require. Staff support children to make good progress in their speech and language development.

Outdoor space

Children thoroughly enjoy their outdoor play in the garden. Babies and young children enjoy outdoor play where they practise their physical skills, such as crawling and walking. Older children have large spaces to develop their coordination, balance and climbing skills and enjoy the natural elements of the garden.

Google Reviews of Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool

5.0
(10 Google reviews)
Dean Masey
a year ago

Our experience with Kiddi Caru - Leighton Buzzard has been absolutely fantastic. The staff are incredibly friendly, inclusive, and truly committed to supporting each child’s growth in all areas. Their communication is excellent, keeping us well informed and reassured at all times through phone calls and the family app. We are able to see what our child is getting up to during the day, what he has eaten, how long he’s napped and any important milestone and achievements observed by the staff are shared as well. The activities they provide are both educational and imaginative, creating a fun and engaging environment for the children. Mini trips out to the nearby Aquatics and Garden centre are always well received as too. The facilities, both indoors and outdoors, are fantastic and well-maintained, offering plenty of opportunities for learning and play. Since attending, we’ve seen such a positive improvement in our son’s development, which is a testament to the care and dedication of the team. Their understanding of SEND and additional needs is outstanding, with high-quality support in place for both children and parents. We couldn’t be happier with the care our child receives here – highly recommend!

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Lee David Stopher
a year ago

The Kiddi Caru Leighton Buzzard team are kind, supportive, fun, flexible and knowledgable. It has been a great experience for our son who has made some very close friends throughout his journey from caterpillars to butterflies. We have and will continue to recommend this nursery to friends and family.

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Sadie Pantling
a year ago

Our daughter is quite a shy sensitive little soul and the staff at Kiddi Caru Leighton Buzzard are absolutely fantastic with her. We feel completely relaxed with her in their care, they make time for her and nurture her and she’s so attached to them. She reels off all the staffs names morning, noon and night! Such a great nursery ☺️

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AB Theodule
a year ago

Both my boys have had wonderful experiences at Kiddi Caru- Leighton Buzzard. They are excited to go and come home with fantastic stories for what they had been doing. As a present the staff are always friendly and helpful.

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Ali Haynes
a year ago

We highly recommend this nursery. Our son has attended for around 2.5 years, since he was 10 months old. Since we started, the team there have felt like an extended family. They’re a wonderful team of people of create an environment where children thrive including activities and events that you won’t find in other nurseries. They build wonderful relationships with the children and parents, and have always supported us with any questions or concerns, including our sons allergies.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

21 June 2023

Good

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

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