Opening hours
Mon - Sat: 7:00 - 17:00
The Kinderhouse Nursery
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jul 2024)
Number of places
100 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Lancashire
About this day nursery
The Kinderhouse Nursery, located in Lytham St Annes, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment where children are encouraged to learn and develop at their own pace. The owner and manager, Claire Leeds, holds an Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) qualification and has been involved in childcare since 2011, establishing the current nursery in 2022 at the former St Annes police station.
The day nursery's philosophy is child-centred, focusing on individual needs and interests with a balanced curriculum of child-initiated and adult-led activities to promote holistic development. Facilities include a sensory room, a dedicated baby room with cosy sleeping areas, a spacious preschool room, a large outdoor classroom, and secure outdoor play areas.
The day nursery is open 52 weeks a year, closing only on bank holidays, and offers flexible hours without fixed sessions to accommodate parents. They provide a minibus for trips and adventures, focusing on school readiness and maintaining strong parental partnerships through an active parent forum.
The Kinderhouse boasts an Ofsted Outstanding rating and high food hygiene standards, ensuring a safe and quality care experience.
Our ethos
The Kinderhouse Nursery's philosophy is child-centred, focusing on individual needs and interests with a balanced curriculum of child-initiated and adult-led activities to promote holistic development. They aim to foster learning and development at each child's own pace within a nurturing and stimulating environment. The nursery also emphasises school readiness and strong parental partnerships.
What it's like
Staff at The Kinderhouse Nursery excel at supporting children to become fully engaged and focused in their learning from a young age. Children demonstrate superb attitudes towards their play and learning, showing high self-esteem and confidently engaging with their peers. The nursery celebrates children's individuality and promotes independence, ensuring children are well-prepared for their next steps.
Ofsted OutstandingFlexible HoursYear-Round CareOutdoor Learning SpacesCommunity Activities
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (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.
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Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for The Kinderhouse Nursery
Last inspected 2 July 2024
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Staff at The Kinderhouse Nursery excel at supporting children to become fully engaged and focused in their learning from a young age. Children demonstrate superb attitudes towards their play and learning, showing high self-esteem and confidently engaging with their peers. The nursery celebrates children's individuality and promotes independence, ensuring children are well-prepared for their next steps.
Inspector highlights
- Staff are passionate and dedicated to offering all children exceptional experiences, preparing children very well for their next steps in life.
- Staff well-being and training are key, resulting in high staff morale and commitment, and consistently strong teaching.
- The provider's commitment to continual improvement is evident through a parent forum and seeking feedback from staff and children.
- Staff know children very well, tailoring teaching to support individual interests and needs, with a 'focus child' system for thorough progress monitoring.
- The provider ensures staff are champions of the curriculum, implementing internal interventions to close gaps in children's speech and language skills.
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Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with specific health needs, special educational needs and/or disabilities and those in receipt of additional funding are very well supported. Staff attend specific training to support children's needs and work closely with a range of outside agencies to ensure targeted and timely support, leading to the best possible progress for all children. The provider ensures staff focus on communication and language and implement internal interventions to close gaps in children's speech and language skills, meaning less external agency referrals are needed and children catch up quickly.
Outdoor space
The report does not contain information about outdoor space or physical play, other than mentioning that children enjoy weekly sports sessions, regular rhythm and rhyme sessions, and baby yoga to promote their physical skills purposefully.
Google Reviews of The Kinderhouse Nursery
4.1
(16 Google reviews)
Leanne
2 years ago
An absolutely stunning, clean nursery with beautiful toys and incredible staff. My little girl has attended this nursery for the past 2 years and has developed beautifully with the help of Claire and all her staff. I have been supported through troubled times, and have always been made to feel a priority. I understand the nursery had a few changes in staff over the past 12 months, however, we have always been introduced to the staff and in my opinion the new staff changes have been a positive! I recommend this nursery to everyone!
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Zena B
2 years ago
My daughter has attended Kinderhouse since March 2022. We have had such a positive experience with the nursery that has cared for my child who has epilepsy. It's wonderful when childcare providers go the extra mile to ensure the well-being and safety of children with specific needs. The nursery's dedication to understanding and accommodating my child's condition is commendable. By providing a nurturing and supportive environment, they have not only helped my child feel secure but have also reassured me as a parent. Their commitment to inclusive care deserves appreciation, and I hope they continue to make a positive impact on families in the future. All of the staff are friendly and approachable. The manager Claire has gone above and beyond for us and we will always be grateful and recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Christina Jackson-Cross
2 years ago
My twins joined the Kinderhouse family at 4 months old and have made lovely friendships/bonds with the staff and other children. They are now pushing on 4 years and continue to surprise me with how much they learn and always come home happy. Claire is amazing, she knows all the children individually and engages with parents. Standards are high, from the staff to meal offerings, from activities to trips out. Big thumbs up!
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Karen Martin
2 years ago
My baby attended the Kinderhouse nursery in Lytham St Anne’s for nearly a year and as parents we can honestly say he loved it. We dropped him off each morning and he didn’t look back, he was so content and had the best time. The Kinderhouse provided him with an educationally rich environment that promoted my babies development, and more importantly he is a happy, healthy, busy baby as a result of having the opportunity to spend his early months in toddlerhood at Kinderhouse. We would like to thank the girls at Kinderhouse for investing wholeheartedly in our babies growth and development and keeping him safe and happy while his mummy and daddy were at work xxx
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Jayj Lloyd
2 years ago
I have found kinderhouse nursery to be an excellent place for your child.They have super qualified friendly,caring staff with nurturing attitude who are dedicated in meeting the needs of all the children in their care.There is always somebody there at hand willing to offer support and help with all needs.The children are supported in all areas of learning following the early-learning goals all of which is adapted to meet an individual needs .parents can follow their child's learning progress via baby days app which is all update daily. Such an incredible setting and wouldn't go anywhere else.
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
2 July 2024
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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