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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Soundwell

Ofsted: Needs attention·
5.0(3 Google reviews) ·Pembroke Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 1XG · South Gloucestershire
Number of places
73 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
South Gloucestershire

About this early years setting

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Soundwell is located in Bristol and provides care for children from birth to four years old. The nursery operates all year round, from Monday to Friday, between 7.30am and 6pm. It accepts government funding for two, three, and four-year-olds. At its inspection in April 2026, Ofsted gave the nursery an overall rating of Requires Improvement. The inspector reported that children arrive happy and confident, settling quickly with staff. Parents commented on improvements in their children's communication and spoke warmly about the care provided.

The report noted that physical activity is part of the daily routine, with outdoor play equipment including a tyre swing and a balancing rope. For younger children, the curriculum is well-sequenced and communication is prioritised. However, Ofsted found that older children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, were not consistently supported to develop independence or self-regulation skills. While the setting has a sensory room, the report stated that strategies to support emotional regulation were not consistently implemented by staff.

What it's like

Children arrive at the nursery happy and confident, settling quickly with familiar staff who offer individual greetings and reassurance. While the curriculum for younger children is well-sequenced, the personal, social and emotional development curriculum in the pre-school room is not effectively implemented, leading to challenges with behaviour and self-regulation for older children, including those with SEND. Physical activity is integrated throughout the day, enabling children to develop their physical skills.

Children make choicesCommunication prioritisedPositive parent feedbackPhysical activity integrated

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
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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Needs attention

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Needs attention

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementNeeds attention
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Soundwell

Last inspected 29 April 2026

Actions the provider must take

  • Ensure the implementation of the personal, social and emotional development curriculum in the pre-school room so that staff consistently help children understand and follow rules, express their feelings, and regulate their behaviour.
  • Identify children's learning needs promptly and work with parents and external professionals to close gaps in children's learning.

What it's like to attend

Children arrive at the nursery happy and confident, settling quickly with familiar staff who offer individual greetings and reassurance. While the curriculum for younger children is well-sequenced, the personal, social and emotional development curriculum in the pre-school room is not effectively implemented, leading to challenges with behaviour and self-regulation for older children, including those with SEND. Physical activity is integrated throughout the day, enabling children to develop their physical skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive at the nursery happy and confident, settling quickly with familiar staff who offer individual greetings and reassurance.
  • The curriculum for younger children is well sequenced and planning for it builds on their interests and the next stages of learning.
  • Physical activity is woven throughout the day.
  • Children make choices and carry out simple tasks such as tidying away toys or serving their food.
  • Communication is prioritised from the earliest stages. Staff model language clearly and consistently.
  • Parents speak warmly about the care their children receive and value the friendly greetings and communication that help their children settle and enjoy attending.

Areas to develop

  • 1Pre-school staff do not consistently support older children, particularly those with SEND, to do things for themselves.
  • 2Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Soundwell needs to ensure strategies for supporting emotional regulation and positive behaviours are fully embedded in practice.
  • 3The setting needs to ensure children's learning needs are identified promptly and work with parents and external professionals to close gaps in children's learning.
  • 4The provider should support older children's self-care skills to ensure they are well prepared for the transition to school.
Inspection #10405040 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are not supported to understand the consequences of their actions or practise strategies to help them self-regulate. Pre-school staff do not consistently support older children, particularly those with SEND, to do things for themselves. While some children receive timely support, others with emerging needs are not recognised soon enough, which delays intervention. Information about developmental concerns is not always shared promptly or in sufficient detail with parents. Leaders have used funding for resources like visual aids and calm boxes, though these are not consistently implemented. A sensory room is available for quieter, small-group opportunities.

Outdoor space

Physical activity is woven throughout the day. Babies ride on wheeled toys to strengthen their legs and coordination. Outdoors, older children swing on a tyre and balance along a rope, enabling them to challenge themselves physically with staff close by to support. Inspectors observed the quality of education during indoor and outdoor play and assessed the impact on children's learning.

EAL / language support

Some children with delayed language access targeted small-group activities to help build their vocabulary and understanding. Communication is prioritised from the earliest stages, with staff modelling language clearly and consistently, naming objects, repeating key words, and narrating routines to build young children's understanding. Staff also introduce words linked to everyday experiences, such as naming animals during play or familiar objects during routines, and support children to learn new words in context.

Google Reviews of Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Soundwell

5.0
(3 Google reviews)

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Inspection history

Date: June 2025

  • April 2026Needs attention
  • July 2025Requires improvement
  • June 2025Requires improvement

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About the setting

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and preschool Soundwell registered in 2023 and is based in Kingwood, Bristol. The nursery is open from Monday to Friday, all year round, with sessions from 7.30am to 6pm. There are 25 members of staff, including one with an early years qualification at level 6, 14 at level 3, and two at level 2. The nursery provides funded early education for children.

URN
2734009
Registered person
The Childcare Corporation Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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