Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 07:30 to 18:00 (50 weeks per year, closed one week at Christmas and all bank holidays).
RAFAKidz Cranwell provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged three months to five years, focusing on personalised development and a smooth transition to school. Situated within RAF Cranwell, it offers convenience for military families while also welcoming the wider community.
The nursery champions outdoor learning, utilising a dedicated garden area and encouraging exploration of the natural world. With a strong emphasis on healthy eating, a qualified chef prepares balanced meals on-site, catering to individual dietary needs.
The dedicated and qualified staff are committed to ongoing professional development, ensuring high-quality care. RAFAKidz Cranwell is part of the larger RAFAKidz network, a not-for-profit organisation focused on supporting military families with accessible and affordable childcare, offering various government funding options to ease financial burdens.
Our ethos
At RAFAKidz, we are focused on supporting the children and families in our care. We understand that childcare can be one of the biggest expenses for families. The good news is that government support is available, and we’re here to help you understand what’s on offer and how to access it.
What it's like
Exceptional leadership and management, and a team of highly motivated, skilled staff, underpin the success of this nursery. Children receive the highest quality of care and early education, making excellent progress. Two-year-old children show advanced social communication skills and refined physical development because of staff's ambitious and attentive teaching.
This nursery structures its fees based on three age groups, with rates decreasing as children grow older. Parents can book full day, morning or afternoon, or school day sessions. A daily consumables fee applies to all bookings, and registration fees and deposits are required upon enrolment.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 07:30 to 18:00 (50 weeks per year, closed one week at Christmas and all bank holidays).
Session types
Full day, Morning session, Afternoon session, School day
Food
Meals prepared on site by a qualified chef, catering to dietary needs.
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Last inspected 4 March 2024
What it's like to attend
Exceptional leadership and management, and a team of highly motivated, skilled staff, underpin the success of this nursery. Children receive the highest quality of care and early education, making excellent progress. Two-year-old children show advanced social communication skills and refined physical development because of staff's ambitious and attentive teaching.
Inspector highlights
Inclusion & environment
The special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) has created an early intervention crib sheet. This helps staff to quickly identify children's emerging specialist needs and tells them what to do next so children receive swift and relevant support.
In the nursery's forest school, children plant seeds of their choice and discuss what is needed to help them grow. Children are quick to remember the rules of forest school which are in place to keep them safe. These subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are celebrated in the nursery and threaded through exciting learning that takes place indoors and outdoors.
Date: March 2024
RAFA Kidz Cranwell registered in 2023 and is situated in the grounds of RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire. The nursery employs 35 members of childcare staff, of whom 27 hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including 13 with a degree level qualification. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
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