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Kiddiwinks Day Nursery (Blackburn)

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2022)
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2.5(11 parent reviews) ·1 Beechwood Cottages, Roman Road, BLACKBURN, BB1 2LB · Blackburn with Darwen
Number of places
91 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2022
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen

About this day nursery

Kiddiwinks Day Nursery is dedicated to fostering a nurturing and educational environment where children can thrive and reach their full potential. The nursery emphasises a philosophy centred on individual care, recognising that every child is unique.

They believe in building self-esteem, promoting positive interactions, and motivating learning from an early age. " Each room is designed to support age-appropriate development through varied activities, including sensory play for infants, creative arts for toddlers, and school-readiness programmes for preschoolers.

Kiddiwinks also proudly offers the Forest School programme, utilising natural outdoor environments to enhance learning, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.

Our ethos

At Kiddiwinks children’s nursery our ethos is simple – to provide an environment which ensures the very best conditions for your child’s on-going educational, physical and social development. We focus on providing a happy and friendly environment in which your child can reach their full potential, with lots of praise and hugs along the way! We’re committed to the individual care of children, as we understand that each and every child is different. We recognise that early experiences lay the foundation to your child’s self-esteem, interaction and motivation.

What it's like

Children are happy to attend the nursery. They cheerfully wave goodbye to their parents and are excited to start their day. All children have support to make choices throughout the day, which helps them to grow in confidence and promotes high levels of engagement in learning.

Individualised careForest School programmeHighly trained staffFocus on holistic development

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday – Friday, 7:00am – 6:00pm

Age range

Birth to 4 years old

Session types

Half day sessions

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kiddiwinks Day Nursery (Blackburn)

Last inspected 28 February 2022

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 are happy to attend the nursery. They cheerfully wave goodbye to their parents and are excited to start their day. All children have support to make choices throughout the day, which helps them to grow in confidence and promotes high levels of engagement in learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy to attend and are excited to start their day.
  • Children develop strong attachments with staff and listen to stories and sing songs enthusiastically.
  • Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and calmly support them to interact kindly.
  • Staff know their key children well and regularly observe their development to plan learning opportunities.
  • Communication and language development is a key focus, with staff trained to support children's language skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1Consider more precisely the impact of planned activities on children's learning to check progress against intended learning.
  • 2Not all children use new words regularly in play and interactions, therefore they cannot always recall words when answering questions.
Inspection #10219758 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say that staff are accommodating and responsive.

They feel supported and informed about what their children are learning through online learning journals.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The caring staff have created a warm and inclusive setting where all children are welcomed and celebrated. They work with outside agencies to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities can fully access the learning opportunities that nursery offers.

Outdoor space

Children excitedly go outside at different times of the day. They develop their physical skills as they reach and pull themselves up on the climbing frame.

Parent Reviews of Kiddiwinks Day Nursery (Blackburn)

2.5
(11)
jiintumol joseph
a year ago

I am very disappointed with the staff. I inquired about slot availability for a 3.5-year-old and was informed via email that slots were available. We have invited to visit the nursery to look around. During our visit, the staff provided an orientation and confirmed that the 10-hour slot was currently available. They also took my son's details, including his age, and advised us to contact the manager the next day to book his attendance. When my husband called the manager, she was quite rude and told him that no slots were available. She ended the call abruptly. He called her again to clarify, but she Said that the slots were not available anymore. We went there according to their appointment and spent time preparing the nursery for my son, but completely ignored. This was a very frustrating experience, and they really need to communicate more clearly .

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Jodie T
6 years ago

I'd recommend this nursery to anyone, I'm yet to find a nursery that does everything that Kiddiwinks do with the children in their care. From country days (where children go in in the chosen counties colours and learn all about their culture, food etc) to forest school and swimming when they're in preschool. Never had an issue with any of the staff they're always willing to help and advise if you ask for advice. Both my children have been to Kiddiwinks one currently still there and they both love it, they both had/have a great relationship with their Key Workers. You also get to see what they get up to during the day, what they're eating, sleeping and what nappies they've had on an app that you can download to your phone. Brilliant nursery 5/5 for me.

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Karen Tolmie
7 years ago

Do NOT hand money over to this nursery. They seem to lose it then deny they have received it and you wont even get chance to check cctv. Its a joke of a nursery. If they can't look after the funds how the hell can they look after children properly. Sneaks and thieves.

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Kimberley smith
a year ago

This nursery is excellent I would advise anyone to go here my granddaughter thrived here the staff are brilliant n my granddaughter loved each and everyone of them as well as me they are great again excellent nursery if I could give a thousand stars I would ♥️

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Katarzyna Zalewska
7 years ago

we ve got robbed by this nursery even though we ve been paying and outstanding payment wasnt more then 200pounds they decided to pass it to debt collectors adding another 200 pound on top. AVOID

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Inspection history

Date: November 2012

  • February 2022Good
  • August 2016Good
  • November 2012Good

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