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Kids Planet Kilburn

Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(13 parent reviews) ·Rawson Green, Kilburn, Belper, DE56 0LN · Derbyshire
Number of places
85 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Derbyshire

About this day nursery

Kids Planet Kilburn, located in Belper, DE56 0LN, is a childcare setting on non-domestic premises that was registered with Ofsted on January 25, 2024. The nursery is led by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited and received a "Strong standard" rating in its April 2026 inspection.

The setting excels in fostering strong attainment across prime learning areas, particularly in communication, emotional development, and listening skills. Children exhibit excellent communication and language skills, confidently using a rich vocabulary.

The staff are adept at modelling language and supporting early language development through various engaging techniques. Kids Planet Kilburn provides a highly nurturing and inclusive environment where children thrive, feeling secure and settled.

The dedicated staff, including an experienced manager, understand each child's individual needs, ensuring they feel cared for and emotionally supported. The setting also places a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing, offering nutritious meals and promoting healthy lifestyles through activities like gardening.

The nursery provides a welcoming and inclusive environment, both indoors and outdoors, offering a stimulating space for children to explore and be active, with a wide range of engaging experiences.

What it's like

Children experience a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment where they feel safe, valued and eager to learn. Long-standing staff, including a highly experienced manager, know children well. They build strong, trusting relationships with the children and their families. This helps children to settle quickly and develop confidence in their surroundings. The setting is inclusive, and all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are strongly supported through early identification, intervention and tailored learning. Children's health and wellbeing are prioritised. They enjoy freshly prepared, nutritious meals and learn about healthy lifestyles through activities such as gardening. Children enjoy a wide range of engaging experiences, including outdoor learning, sensory play and activities using loose parts. The outdoor environment is particularly enriching, offering opportunities to take safe risks, explore nature and develop independence.

Strong attainment in prime areasNurturing environmentStrong communication skillsInclusive practiceEffective routines

Key facts

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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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

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids Planet Kilburn

Last inspected 24 April 2026

What it's like to attend

Children experience a warm, welcoming and nurturing environment where they feel safe, valued and eager to learn. Long-standing staff, including a highly experienced manager, know children well. They build strong, trusting relationships with the children and their families. This helps children to settle quickly and develop confidence in their surroundings. The setting is inclusive, and all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are strongly supported through early identification, intervention and tailored learning. Children's health and wellbeing are prioritised. They enjoy freshly prepared, nutritious meals and learn about healthy lifestyles through activities such as gardening. Children enjoy a wide range of engaging experiences, including outdoor learning, sensory play and activities using loose parts. The outdoor environment is particularly enriching, offering opportunities to take safe risks, explore nature and develop independence.

Inspector highlights

  • Children demonstrate consistently strong attainment across the prime areas of learning, underpinned by highly effective communication, secure emotional development and well-developed listening and attention skills.
  • Children show excellent communication and language skills for their age and stage of development, listening attentively and using rich vocabulary.
  • Staff skilfully model language and consistently support early language development through repetition, questioning and narrative play.
  • Leaders have created a highly nurturing, inclusive environment where children thrive, with staff demonstrating a deep understanding of each child.
  • Daily routines are exceptionally well embedded, with children demonstrating a secure understanding of expectations and confidently anticipating their day.
  • Leaders and staff demonstrate a strong commitment to inclusion, ensuring children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive high-quality support.
  • The setting is highly organised, and staff conduct themselves professionally at all times, with robust recruitment and induction procedures.
  • Leaders are highly committed to maintaining strong standards, continually reflecting on practice and using monitoring systems for continuous improvement.
  • Leaders and staff place an emphasis on promoting children's welfare and wellbeing, responding sensitively to individual needs.
  • The environment is welcoming and inclusive, both indoors and outdoors, providing children with a safe and stimulating space to explore and be active.
  • The learning environment, both indoors and outdoors, is rich and purposeful, supporting development for all age groups.
  • Children's health and wellbeing are prioritised, with freshly prepared, nutritious meals and learning about healthy lifestyles.
  • Children enjoy a wide range of engaging experiences, including outdoor learning, sensory play and activities using loose parts.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should consider how to further enhance mealtime routines so older children can take more responsibility for their own self-care, to further support their welfare and wellbeing.
  • 2Not all staff understand children's developmental stages so they cannot accurately identify where the children sit within their development areas.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Kids Planet Kilburn demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusion, ensuring that all children, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) as well as those with additional barriers to learning, receive high-quality support. They maintain ambitious expectations through an inclusive curriculum and build a detailed understanding of each child through effective partnerships with parents, baseline assessments and ongoing observations. This robust approach enables staff to identify emerging needs swiftly and accurately. Well-established systems ensure that any concerns are promptly shared with leaders, and parents are actively involved in decision-making. Individual support plans are implemented without delay and reviewed frequently, and leaders engage with external professionals and implement their guidance to adapt teaching approaches and support. Leaders use additional funding strategically to minimise barriers to learning, investing in staff training, targeted resources and flexible staffing.

Outdoor space

The environment is welcoming and inclusive, both indoors and outdoors, providing children with a safe and stimulating space to explore and be active. Children benefit from regular opportunities to develop physical skills and engage in a range of experiences suited to their stage of development. The outdoor area is well organised, and activities such as gardening help children develop an understanding of where food comes from and encourage responsibility and care for living things. Children enjoy a wide range of engaging experiences, including outdoor learning, sensory play and activities using loose parts. The outdoor environment is particularly enriching, offering opportunities to take safe risks, explore nature and develop independence. For example, children grow vegetables, cook at the fire pit and take part in outings to the local park and on bus trips to collect growing resources, which helps children to learn about the wider community.

Parent Reviews of Kids Planet Kilburn

5.0
(13)
K S
3 months ago

I think it’s a great place but it’s not very clean ! I have visited again and there have been great improvement . Thank you for taking my comments into consideration . Well done .

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Katherine Hewitt
3 years ago

The staff are what make this nursery deserve 5 stars. My son has attending from being a baby up to preschool and he has bonded with so many of the staff. The staff always seem like they are genuinely enjoying working with the children. They always do seasonal and creative crafts which the children can take home.

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Rebecca Rose
4 years ago

My eldest started here in 2018 when she was 10 months and stayed here right through up to pre school when she left to go to school, I currently have my youngest here in toddlers. They are 2 completely different people and both have been extremely happy here! The staff are extremely accommodating and helpful whenever you need any support or guidance. They keep you up to date with your child’s progression and offer their support if you feel your child made need a little extra help in certain areas. My girls come home singing all sorts of songs they have learnt and love talking about their days what they have been up to etc. They adore the grown ups that look after them. I have a lot of confidence that my girls are well looked after and know they have the best day. I will be very sad on my youngest daughters last day. Thank you kingfisher team for everything you do and more!

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Beccy Kay
3 years ago

I've sent both my children here now and can't speak highly enough of the nursery. The staff are amazing, so friendly and lovely. My kids have loved/love going and always have so much fun.

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Josephine Hooley
3 years ago

I can't thank the lovely staff enough for caring for my son throughout his preschool year. He attended every week day and has progressed soo much emotionally and physically. He has learnt to share, tidy, be patient and kind in their lovely setting. Thankyou to everyone that has helped my boy grow and get ready for his next stage.. School! You are all amazing!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

24 April 2026

Strong standard

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

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