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Kindred Westcliff

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(8 parent reviews) ·303 Southbourne Grove, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA, SS0 0AL · Southend on Sea
Number of places
88 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
Southend on Sea

About this day nursery

Kindred Westcliff, established in 2019 and registered with Ofsted, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. The nursery operates year-round, Monday to Friday from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, at its 303 Southbourne Grove location in WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA.

Inspectors highlight the nursery's strong commitment to healthy eating, emotional development, and independence. This is evident through nutritious meal planning, oral hygiene education, and activities that help children understand and regulate their emotions, including through the use of a sensory room.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, with children benefiting from extensive exercise and planned forest school activities. These activities are designed to enhance independence, teamwork, and confidence in natural environments, with recent enhancements including an outdoor classroom and ongoing garden development.

Kindred Westcliff offers a nurturing and inclusive environment where every child, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), receives comprehensive support to access the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum and make excellent progress. Managers and staff ensure that children lead healthy lifestyles and develop a lifelong connection with nature.

Our ethos

Kindred Westcliff is committed to inspiring curiosity and sparking imagination through a diverse range of activities. They aim to create a warm, family-like atmosphere, acting as a home away from home for children, who they support to achieve outstanding development.

What it's like

Children are happy and safe at this nursery, arriving with excitement and ready to learn. They thrive in a nurturing and inclusive environment where staff build trusting relationships, creating a calm atmosphere for exploration. Children are warmly welcomed, supported to settle quickly, and benefit from attentive staff who promote emotional and physical well-being through consistent routines and positive interactions.

Healthy lifestyles promotedEmotional development supportedOutdoor learning focusStrong SEND provisionInclusive environment

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

Food

Home-cooked, nutritious meals cooked onsite by dedicated chef

Opening hours

07:30 - 18:00

Age range

6 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2019

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Nov 2025

Headline: Expected 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

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kindred Westcliff

Last inspected 21 November 2025 · Tina Mason

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and safe at this nursery, arriving with excitement and ready to learn. They thrive in a nurturing and inclusive environment where staff build trusting relationships, creating a calm atmosphere for exploration. Children are warmly welcomed, supported to settle quickly, and benefit from attentive staff who promote emotional and physical well-being through consistent routines and positive interactions.

Inspector highlights

  • Managers and staff demonstrate excellent practice in promoting healthy eating, emotional development and independence among children.
  • Staff teach children how to lead healthy lifestyles exceptionally well, including good oral hygiene.
  • Children benefit from plenty of exercise in the fresh air, with planned outdoor learning and forest school activities enhancing independence, teamwork and confidence.
  • Children's emotional development is a clear strength, with staff using resources like a sensory room and activities with mirrors and books to help children understand and regulate their emotions.
  • Managers and staff demonstrate a strong commitment to inclusion, ensuring every child receives full support to access the curriculum and make progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should strengthen teaching so that all staff consistently use purposeful questioning and extend children's learning.
Inspection #10132042 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Managers and staff ensure that every child, regardless of their background or ability, receive full support to access the curriculum and make progress. The special educational needs coordinators have attended all relevant training and are fully aware of the code of practice. As a result, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make excellent progress because staff understand their individual requirements and deliver meaningful learning experiences. This includes swift action for concerns, one-to-one support, and liaison with other professionals.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from plenty of exercise in the fresh air, moving their bodies in a variety of ways to enhance their fitness. Staff plan outdoor learning and forest school activities to further enhance children's independence, teamwork and confidence in natural environments, fostering a lifelong connection with nature. Outdoor learning has been enhanced through the addition of the outdoor classroom and ongoing garden development, providing rich opportunities for exploration and physical development.

Parent Reviews of Kindred Westcliff

5.0
(8)
Yelke Huysmans
10 months ago

Kindred Westcliff have played a key part in aiding with child care when returning to work. At first this transition was difficult and they were there on hand to support and reassure which was amazing to build trust and feel calm and focused at work knowing your child is in a safe space and being supported. Now he absolutely loves it and it has helped so much with growing his confidence and building on some of his social skills and pre-school activities. I cannot thank the team at Kindred enough and would highly reccommend them to family and friends and can honestly say we would use them again if we are ever in a position of needing child care for younger children.

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Dani Avis
a year ago

My little one has been at this nursery since he was 8 months old, he absolutely loves it. He has come on leaps and bounds since starting & the staff are absolutely brilliant. Their friendly and calm nature makes it so comforting. I’ve worked in previous nurseries myself as well as this nursery so putting my child into a nursery when I’ve done the job for so long wasn’t the easiest but I can trust them 100% which speaks volumes for the nursery & staff itself. Thank you ladies for everything you do!

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Kelly Shepherd
a year ago

This nursery is amazing for my 2 girls. My girls are thriving at nursery. Ones in the baby room and ones in preschool. The garden is huge and the children benefit from their outdoor learning. All the staff are fabulous and always put the children first. They always get families involved and just overall an amazing nursery! Highly recommend!!

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xxChloeKayxx
a year ago

My niece has been coming to Kindred Westcliff for over a year and she has thrived so much since being here ! Her speech has come on amazingly and has grown so much in confidence. The staff are amazing and she has come on leaps and bounds since starting there. The management are always so helpful with any questions or queries me and my partner may have and she is always so happy to come in. A big thankyou to everyone at the nursery !!!

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Selina okeke
2 years ago

My 19-month-old twins recently started here, used nurseries before for my other children but what has made this one different from the rest is how quickly I have seen my twins develop in just four weeks. Never have to worry about wipes or nappies as provided, the app is fantastic, that updates me throughout their day whilst I’m at work to reassure any concerns with their nappy changes, to what they have eaten and how much of it and pictures to see them enjoy the many activities that are put on throughout the day. Staff are always friendly and welcoming and always interested in the children’s welfare and what is best for them. Definitely recommend this nursery.

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