Kids Play The Childcare Hub

1a Roebuck Way, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes MK5 8HL
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9.0 73 Reviews
  • Kids Play The Childcare Hub, Milton Keynes
The Childcare Hub is Kids Play’s dedicated setting for nature-based play, designed to help children build strong connections with the natural world. All rooms offer free-flow access to woodland gardens, allowing children to move seamlessly between indoor and outdoor environments.

The setting provides care for children aged from 6 months to 5 years and also operates a holiday club for primary school-aged children. A wide range of resources supports every stage of development, from babies exploring natural wooden toys to toddlers enjoying water and creative play. Pre-school children benefit from Forest School activities and storytelling sessions held in the Hobbit House.

To encourage responsibility and care for living things, each room is home to small animals such as fish, hamsters, stick insects, and giant land snails. The Animal Care Hub, located at the centre of the gardens, is home to rabbits, guinea pigs, and chickens, with pygmy goats joining soon.

Sustainability and environmental awareness are key focuses of the setting. Children plant and care for vegetables and herbs in the roof garden, later using their harvest to make pizzas cooked in the outdoor pizza oven.

Practitioners build on children’s natural interests, turning everyday play into meaningful learning experiences. Children also enjoy exploring the gardens, taking part in weekly music, movement, and yoga sessions, regular visits to the Animal Care Hub, and Forest School activities such as den building, tree climbing, and nature exploration.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kathryn East (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 42

Total Places for Children

  • 180

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Kids Play The Childcare Hub Reviews (73)

9.0

Kids Play The Childcare Hub has a Review Score of 9.0 (9.002) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kids Play The Childcare Hub has 73 reviews.

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Review from Rachael P (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent. My daughter is doing extremely well at the nursery. Staff are all excellent and very informative. She has a varied day with lots of different activities.
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Review from Amy M (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent care my son has lots of fun and always comes home happy he gets to enjoy lots of experiences.
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Review from Kim O (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My eldest went to Kids Play and had a fantastic time and loved every minute. Really enjoyed coming in. My daughter now enjoys the same experience as her eldest brother. Kids Play is a fantastic place and all staff members are approachable.
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Review from Lucy C (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely staff, very friendly and helpful and great with the kids.
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Review from Ian B (Father of Child) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very positive experience. My child loves coming to the nursery.
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Review from Kerry A (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter really enjoys attending nursery here. She gets excited when she realises where she is. She is 2 years old. She has really improved with her social skills and communication since attending here. The staff are really friendly, helpful and understanding. My daughter always comes home tired
and stuffed from all the activities and food she gets at nursery. It really is a good nursery.
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Review from Danielle K (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children (1 and 4) love their nursery and their teachers. They do lots of activities each day and the menu is varied and always goes down well. Very impressed with the facilities and staff.
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Review from Jodie A (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am so happy with everything about this nursery. The staff are all professional, friendly and put my mind at rest as I leave my son in their care. The ILD Portal is fab and the work and details the ladies put on my son's record is fantastic. Thank you, I will always recommend.
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Review from Dan F (Father of Child) published on 22 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Everybody is so friendly and welcoming. If feel my daughter is safe when I leave her.
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Review from Matilde B (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I love the nursery and all the staff working in it, they are loving and caring. Also, I love the way they organise the sessions and look after every child given their aptitudes and preferences. I trust in them and that is something really important for a parent when leaving their child in a nursery.
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Review from Sian M (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are fantastic with the children and always welcome us - they are happy, positive and upbeat, friendly and helpful. My child loves attending and is coming on leaps and bounds.
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Review from Juste (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is attending Knowlhill Day Nursery & Education Unit He is very happy there, all the teachers are always very nice and my son gets on with them very well. My son's speech is a bit delayed and English is not his first language, but the teachers are very understanding and supportive. He has developed
a lot in there. They sing a lot, have plenty of activities, do loads of experiments. It's a lovely place.
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Review from Joanna S (Mother of Child) published on 19 December 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending the nursery since he was 9 months old. The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. He is extremely happy at the nursery and gets on very well with the staff.
I have also been impressed with the activities developed for the children and the level of care provided.
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Current Review Score: 9.0 (9.002)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.0 (9.002) out of 10 for Kids Play The Childcare Hub is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.605 for Kids Play The Childcare Hub is calculated as follows: ( (190 Excellents x 5) + (17 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) + (14 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.605
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.397 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kids Play The Childcare Hub is based on 17 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.925
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 180 number of registered child places is 36. 17 Positive Reviews ÷ 36 = 0.472
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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