Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Writtle, Chelmsford

Writtle College, Fox Burrows Lane, Writtle, Chelmsford CM1 3SS
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  • Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Writtle, Chelmsford, Chelmsford
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool in Writtle, Chelmsford, is proudly rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted (January 2022) and offers a nurturing environment that encourages learning through play. They follow the EYFS curriculum, enhanced by the Curiosity Approach, Hygge, Montessori, and Forest School principles, supporting well-rounded child development.

The purpose-built nursery features bright playrooms, a communal area with a fish tank and land snails, and a dynamic outdoor space including a growing garden and free-flow access. Their Forest School is a key highlight, offering nature-based learning and building independence. Children also enjoy Balanceability, Boogie Mites, and baby yoga. The experienced team includes qualified teachers and Level 3 Forest School leaders.

Through the nursery app and regular family events, they ensure strong partnerships with families. Located near ARU College with excellent transport links, this nursery provides an inspiring start to Early Years education.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Katie Golder (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 40

Total Places for Children

  • 118

Age Range

  • from 0 years 0 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 to New Year

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Writtle, Chelmsford Reviews (141)

9.8

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Writtle, Chelmsford has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.827) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Writtle, Chelmsford has 141 reviews.

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Review from Emily J (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Friendly and caring staff. Excellent at keeping parents informed. Due to Covid fewer activities available. Great outdoor space, reliable service and good opening times.
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Review from Elaine C (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter currently attends the preschool room and loves her nursery days. It is a very welcoming and friendly environment, which seems to really encourage the children to interact. The team are very creative and always have new ideas for engaging the children in a range of activities and making sure
they get that all-important outdoor time to play and explore nature. I have been really impressed with the teaching sessions in smaller groups, which my daughter very much enjoys and has been picking up new skills including phonics. I have been so impressed with the nursery team throughout, but especially in recent times where their proactiveness to the evolving guidelines and commitment to keeping everyone safe has been fantastic. I have personally really valued the time they always happily give to support me by discussing any concerns and providing reassurance.
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Review from Kayleigh G (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children attend and are really happy here. Their keyworkers are brilliant and any concerns I have raised have been dealt with immediately. The new manager has made some fantastic changes and is a credit to the nursery. All the nursery needs is the Tapestry App, in my opinion.
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Review from Suzanne L (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been going to this nursery for over a year. He has learnt so much (recently numbers, calculations. emotions, songs) he has made a lot of new friends in the nursery and always come home in a good mood, singing and telling me what he had been doing/learning in the nursery. My son likes all
the adults in pre-school. My son loves building blocks and playing with cars.
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Review from D G (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very happy with the care, variety of activities, outside space and time spent outside. Our daughter loves it. The staff were happy to give her a varied and healthy vegan diet with no hesitation or judgement. Communication home has improved since the new manager started, although still waiting for 'portal'
to be made available.
Shame that the cost has increased to include nappies and wipes as our daughter only needs the odd wipe now.
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Review from Emma F (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is 2 and a half and has been attending Kiddi Caru Writtle since she was 10 months old. I have always thought that the staff are fantastic, caring, cheerful, knowledgeable - but I am so impressed at how they have managed to maintain such a high standard throughout these challenging times
of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their communication is excellent and I completely trust that they have a compliant and well-thought-out system in place to ensure my child is happy and safe - and continues to develop well - thank you so much for all you do!
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Review from Christine G (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love Kiddi Caru, Writtle. The staff are brilliant and so supportive. My child has been attending for 4 months now and had a very rocky start, it is a testament to the team that they were able to settle him at all! They worked flexibly with me to accommodate my return to work and I felt secure and
happy leaving my son in their care. The place is spotless. The team are working so hard to ensure that even with COVID restrictions, families are kept well informed about the activities of their child. I cannot recommend the nursery enough. They are excellent and we are so grateful for the care they provide.
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Review from Sarah-Jane H (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have had a great experience at Kiddi Caru and our daughter has settled in really well. The nursery are really flexible with extra sessions where they can be and keep parents informed regularly regarding events, heating issues, covid outbreaks etc.
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Review from Carly M (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter currently attends the nursery and my son previously. My daughter is excited to attend and walks in happily, which is amazing as she has always been quite clingy to mummy. My son comes to collect my daughter sometimes and the staff always recognise him and talk to him about what he’s been
up to. The nursery as a whole have done everything possible to support the families during the pandemic as well as doing their best to keep the children safe when open.
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Review from Nick T (Father of Child) published on 19 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We send both of our children to nursery - a 4-year-old and 1-year-old. Both children thoroughly enjoy their day at nursery and we feel we also receive excellent daily feedback and progress of their learning and activities. Their activities seem very varied and believe it to be a good basis for the next
step up into primary school.
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Review from Jake S (Father of Child) published on 18 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery has been turned around! Very happy that my daughter is having an amazing time here. The staff are very good and the facilities are excellent. The manager is on top of everything and the nursery now has excellent communication.
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Review from Charlotte S (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot recommend Kiddi Caru in Writtle highly enough. The staff are so caring, kind and go out of their way to help us and our children. The manager and his team look after both our children and during a tough year (2020 pandemic!) they have communicated excellently and provided a safe and fun haven
for our kids! They love it there and we feel so assured at what they are learning and how they are being cared for is of such a high standard. The outside space and forest school is so brilliant and is an important part of the learning that Kiddi Caru encourage. Both our children have the vegan menu which is brilliant and so well balanced and nutritious and our kids love the food. The key carers that look after our children have formed such wonderful and genuine bonds which we are so thrilled about and will make it very hard to say goodbye as they grow up. Thank you so much Kiddi Caru and all staff for being that wonderful, warm and friendly place.
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Review from Kim W (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is always happy and confident going into nursery and complains on weekends and Mondays that she isn’t going! This is what is most important to me that she loves being at nursey, it’s also great knowing the food supplied is varied and healthy, she gets lots of time in the outside areas playing,
learning and exploring! She really enjoys forest school and splashing in puddles etc! Staff are very friendly and welcoming and I feel able to discuss any worries or ask about her day.
The office staff always has a big friendly smile on her face when she meets us at the office and if I have needed to call in or email for any reason she gets back to me quickly.
It has been a bit different since Covid not picking up from in the room but I feel the right measures have been put in place to reduce risks to the children whilst not impacting on us too much. I am very grateful for all their hard work at a difficult time. Communication via email has also increased which I find helpful.
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Review from Kate T (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing nursery full of warmth and love. They are true partners and always operate with our daughter’s best interest at heart. They are always available to answer any question, no matter how trivial and I absolutely know that my daughter has the best fun there. We can’t wait for our 12 week old to have
the Kiddi adventure too!
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Review from Matthew E (Father of Child) published on 18 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love Kiddi Caru, Writtle. Our son (almost 3) loves going and has grown and developed under their care and guidance. We are fully engaged in it all by staff and we work together to celebrate his progress and constructively challenge him, where necessary.
The facilities are great and the way the
management and staff have responded to the challenges of the last year has been exceptional.
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Review from Anita R (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Kiddi Caru since November 2019 and he loves it there. I couldn't choose a better place for him. He's really come out of his shell, made friends, started speaking more and become more confident day by day. The outdoor space is huge and they have a forest school just next to their
garden. Parking is also very big. Management is one of the best I've seen and the staff are very passionate about their job and caring.
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Review from H B (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My two daughters ages 4 and 2 attend 2 days a week and have done since they were 9 months old.
They have both gone from strength to strength, not just with educational skills but their social skills also.
The services that are provided are second to none, my eldest even asks on days away from nursery
if she can go.
The forest school and teaching sessions in preschool are exceptional, my eldest raves about them all the time and the pure love, comfort and fun that my youngest receives in the rabbits room has seen her confidence come on by miles.
Thank you Kiddi Writtle.
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Review from Chris (Father of Child) published on 18 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son had his first nursery experience at Kiddi Caru. He managed to settle down quite fast (less than a month) considering he couldn't speak a word of English when he joined (English was not his native language). All the staff (from teaching to administration) contributed significantly to this, through
their professional approach and at the same time they have always supported us as parents by various means in any kind of administration difficulties that we encountered. Since then, our son loves to go to the nursery daily and meet with his friends and the staff. We feel very safe with the environment and the people working at Kiddi Caru and we know that our son is having a playful educational experience, with plenty of toys and various fun activities. Communication with the nursery staff has always been excellent and really we have only good things to say. It's a pity that next year he has to leave the nursery and we hope the reception school to be close to those high standards.
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Review from C M (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been extremely impressed with Kiddi Caru, Writtle. They have supported my son in an inclusive and holistic manner since he started. Their level of communication during this difficult period has been excellent. A special mention to the superb Rabbits team (2-3yr). I have seen a visible difference
in my son's social skills, talking, reading, drawing and playing. I would absolutely recommend this nursery to all.
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Review from C A (Mother of Child) published on 13 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Thrilled with the staff from the first day (approximately 18m ago) - they have always been approachable and responded timely and effectively to any concerns we have raised, which have been few.


Since our daughter started in the preschool room, she has been stimulated so much and her development

has been quite amazing to see. One thing that would be a positive change would be to have observations and learning goals communicated, via an online system perhaps. Verbal feedback at the end of the day is always brilliant, and thorough, but actual observations would be great additionally.


We love the setting and really couldn’t be more confident that our daughter is great hands.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.827)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.827) out of 10 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Writtle, Chelmsford is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 26 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 4.827 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Writtle, Chelmsford is calculated as follows: ( (284 Excellents x 5) + (28 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (4 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 323 Ratings = 4.827
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Writtle, Chelmsford is based on 26 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 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    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 118 number of registered child places is 23.6, which has been reached with 26 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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Katie

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Katie has worked in the early years sector for nearly twenty years and began working for Kiddi Caru in 2013. During this time she has climbed our internal career ladder and has gained her Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Children and Young Persons Services. Katie has extensive experience within all the age ranges, which has enabled her to provide the team with the best support and knowledge in providing high standards in childcare and education. What Katie enjoys most is welcoming families and building strong parent partnerships.

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