Food
Fresh, home-cooked meals from a nutritionally accredited menu are prepared daily by an on-site chef.
Kindred Odstock
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Wiltshire
About this day nursery
Kindred Odstock, located in Odstock Village near Salisbury District Hospital, provides a nurturing environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years, operating 50 weeks a year from 7:30 to 18:00. The nursery is inspired by the Curiosity Approach, fostering child-led learning through open-ended resources and natural materials.
It boasts an impressive outdoor space that includes a woodland area for Forest School, where children learn practical life skills like den building and safe fire-making, thus promoting confidence, independence, resilience, and a love for nature. Indoors, a unique loose parts room offers woodworking and construction, encouraging problem-solving and creative thinking.
The nursery prides itself on its respectful care philosophy, building strong relationships between adults and children. They offer nutritionally accredited, home-cooked daily meals prepared by an on-site chef and maintain strict staff-to-child ratios, often exceeding UK regulations, to ensure individual attention and a secure setting.
They received a "Good" rating from Ofsted and offer various enrichment activities such as Rugby, Forest School, and Music. Kindred Odstock also provides discounts for NHS and Service Personnel, and supports a smooth transition to primary school with dedicated workshops for parents.
Our ethos
Kindred Odstock is inspired by the Curiosity Approach, which guides their child-led learning through open-ended resources and natural materials. They integrate a Forest School philosophy within their outdoor space, focusing on practical life skills, confidence, independence, resilience, and a love for nature. Their indoor environment features a loose parts room for woodworking and construction, fostering problem-solving and creative thinking. The nursery emphasises a respectful care philosophy, building strong relationships between adults and children.
What it's like
Leaders have created a curriculum that focuses on the three prime areas of learning, helping children to build secure foundations prior to starting school. Staff effectively support children's physical development, communication skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving. They also promote early mathematics skills and provide a safe and welcoming environment where children form secure attachments.
Curiosity ApproachForest SchoolWoodworking and ConstructionRespectful CareNutritionally Accredited Meals
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)Tax-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
07:30 - 18:00, 50 weeks of the year
Age range
3 months up to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full Day, School Day, Morning, Afternoon
Established
2013
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Kindred Odstock
Last inspected 15 August 2025 · Chelsea Woollard
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Leaders have created a curriculum that focuses on the three prime areas of learning, helping children to build secure foundations prior to starting school. Staff effectively support children's physical development, communication skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving. They also promote early mathematics skills and provide a safe and welcoming environment where children form secure attachments.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders have created a curriculum that focuses on the three prime areas of learning.
- Staff support children's physical development well, with babies running and younger children refining their balance.
- Staff foster children's critical thinking and problem-solving skills effectively, particularly for older children.
- Staff place good focus on developing children's early literacy skills.
- Children benefit from visitors to the setting and engage in various opportunities to learn about the community they live in.
Areas to develop
- 1refine the curriculum to more precisely target children's individual next steps, helping to maximise their learning
- 2support staff to consistently recognise and respond to spontaneous learning moments to help build children's focus and engagement in their learning.
Inspection #10414974 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment positively on the care the patient, kind and caring staff provide their children.
They report the communication is strong and staff share regular updates with parents about their children's progress.
Parents feel involved in their children's learning.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Outdoor space
Children have access to free flow between inside and outside, positively impacting those children who prefer to learn outside. Outside, younger children take part in a bug hunt and excitedly share when they have found a bug.
Parent Reviews of Kindred Odstock
5.0
(14)
Jessica Habon
2 years ago
Kindred Odstock is a great nursery setting. They’ve been amazing with my daughter and they are supporting her in every way they can. They support her needs and interests so she can develop to her best potential. They make necessary adjustments to accommodate her needs which we are grateful for. The staff are lovely, kind, patient, understanding and experienced. They communicate well with us (parents) via the app where they update us with the achievement and development of our daughter which is great. They have lots of interesting activities that would develop the children’s imagination and creativity. I would recommend them to anyone.
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Naomi Michie
2 years ago
Kindred Odstock has always been our number one choice for many reasons. The staff are all so kind, caring and go above and beyond and this never goes unnoticed. The communication is exceptional through an App which you can check throughout the day and also handovers at the end of the day with staff are great, you never feel rushed and are always welcomed into the nursery at both drop off and pick up. The learning opportunities/experiences are varied and creative throughout the nursery and they also have a great outdoor space meaning my boys also have so much fun at nursery! My eldest has just left and is school ready and nursery have made this transition so much easier and my youngest is ready to move up to the preschool and is more than ready. Both boys have grown so much confidence and self independence in a short space of time and I’m so proud of them and will be forever thankful to Jess and her wonderful team at kindred Odstock.
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Anna Irwin-Cull
2 years ago
It has been a pleasure to send our son (now three) to Kindred Odstock for the last couple of years. He has really enjoyed his time there and it's been great seeing him progress and constantly grow in confidence with his own abilities and his relationships. He started in babies and is now in the pre-school room, where they are exploring ways to build on his interests to extend his learning. The staff are friendly, welcoming and accommodating. I love how much safe outside space there is and how the children are encouraged to take part in extra activities such as "Rugby Practice" - a firm favourite! The nursery use an app to communicate which is really handy when you have to return to work, as you can keep an eye on how your child's day is progressing which is great for piece of mind (especially in those early emotional days!). We are due a second child in May and have already signed him up to start in 2025. We look forward to our children continuing their journey with Kindred over the coming years and think it has been a great start in the heart of the community we live in.
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Emily Hassan
2 years ago
Kindred Odstock is an amazing, caring and nurturing nursery. From the first settling in session the nursery has cared about my little one, taking the time to get to know her, accommodating her allergies and keeping her routine similar to home to help us all adjust to nursery. The learning at the nursery is impressive and varied. They take a child centred approach using the children’s interests to help with learning which is great. An incredible nursery with lots to offer, definitely worth booking and visiting.
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Mel Sainsbury
2 years ago
My child loves her time at Kindred Odstock Nursery. The staff are amazing, kind and listen. My little one has grown in confidence, learnt so many skills and made friends. The communication from staff is incredible, especially through the use of the app. It's great to see what my child is doing at nursery. 100% recommend Kindred Odstock... 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Inspection history
Date: June 2014
- August 2025Good
- November 2022Outstanding
- November 2016Outstanding
- June 2014Good
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