Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Chelmsford, City Centre

10 Victoria Court, New Street, Chelmsford CM1 1GP
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  • Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Chelmsford, City Centre, Chelmsford
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Chelmsford is rated Good by Ofsted (March 2023) and provides high-quality Early Years care in a vibrant, city-centre setting.

Located just five minutes from the train station, they offer five ground-floor rooms, a sensory room, cosy library, and a large outdoor area with a covered classroom for free-flow access. Their long-standing, supportive team build strong partnerships with families and tailor learning experiences to each child’s individual journey. Their curriculum blends the Curiosity Approach, Hygge, and Loose Parts Play, alongside their unique education programmes including Make & Bake, Move & Groove, and Sing & Sign.

Families are kept updated through the Famly App, and community outings, stay and play sessions, and fun events bring the nursery community together. They take pride in providing a welcoming, inclusive space where children feel valued, confident and ready for school.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Anna Yeates (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 40

Total Places for Children

  • 94

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:00-18:30
    Tuesday 07:00-18:30
    Wednesday 07:00-18:30
    Thursday 07:00-18:30
    Friday 07:00-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas to New Year

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Chelmsford, City Centre Reviews (120)

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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Chelmsford, City Centre has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.864) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Chelmsford, City Centre has 120 reviews.

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Review from Nolan (Father of Child) published on 26 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl has attended Kiddi Caru Chelmsford since she was 9 months old, in this time her interaction with the carers and staff has prepared her well and given her a solid footing in her future education in an environment that is both friendly and structured to each individual child's needs.


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has made many friends that I'm sure she will keep in the coming years, and it is directly because of the environment that the nursery promotes with both the children and carers that has allowed the children to build on these relationships in and out of the nursery.


Overall her time at nursery has prepared her for future education in the coming years excellently, and her confidence to adapt to most situations due to the environment that the nursery promotes has been nothing short of amazing!


Very few complaints to make and any we have had in the past have been dealt with in a professional manner with my child's needs always at the forefront of everyone's minds.

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Review from Rebecca M (Mother of Child) published on 25 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I really like everything about the nursery other than the limited outside space. The kids seem to love it and my son has learnt a lot since he's been there.
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Review from Holly (Mother of Child) published on 25 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been a Caru for the best part of four years and has just celebrated his graduation with his friends and teachers/carers. He loves his time in nursery and continues to learn new things daily. His key carer, in particular, engages him in his interests, often bringing in personal items to
discuss with him, whilst continuing to push him to discover new things. The graduation at the weekend was lovingly executed and watching the children you could see how much they all enjoy being at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Chelmsford. I'm sure they shall all be sad to leave.
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Review from Sarah (Mother of Child) published on 24 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son adapted to the school very well and has enjoyed his time there. The school and teachers are very professional and caring towards the kids. I would certainly recommend them to others.
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Review from S W (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff and management at Kiddi Caru, Chelmsford nursery are excellent. They are all caring and kind. My daughter has been going through the settling in process and the staff have been really conscientious to help her adjust to being at nursery. My daughter's keyworker has been awesome and all the
children appear to be looked after very well.
Thank you for being so flexible and also providing us with a space at such short notice.
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Review from N N G (Mother of Child) published on 10 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter is very happy at the nursery and misses her friends and staff when she is not there. I wish that I had known about the nursery so that my eldest daughter could have attended.
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Review from Alexandra T (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has started to settle in and have fun, which is such a relief when returning back to work! You can relax knowing they will be safe and in good hands!
It's wonderful to see him having a connection with his key carer, which allows me to get on with my day knowing he is happy!
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Review from Victoria H (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Attendance at Kiddi Caru had been nothing but educational for my son. Starting from 9 months, he has learnt so much from the basics like crawling and walking through to being a nearly-two-year-old who is learning the intricacies of sharing, taking turns and becoming a little chatterbox. Thank you to
the nursery for helping us to mould our son into such a rounded little boy!
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Review from Gemma (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been sending my daughter to this nursery for over a year now, and we are both thrilled we chosen it. My daughter thoroughly enjoys all of the different activities under taken on a daily basis, and is now often looking forward to attending.
The main positives are a varied selection of activities,
especially the crafts and messy activities, a great daily menu and the friends she is making. This combined with an excellent location for pick up and drop off, and very caring carers, for us means there are no negatives.
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Review from Betsy (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter (12 months old) has been attending Kiddi Caru for 6 weeks now and we are so happy with them! The staff are brilliant with the kids and our daughter has really taken to all of her Kiddi Caru carers. They made the transition to nursery so much easier for us as they encouraged me to call
during the day to check on her as often as I liked, and every time I call they are so lovely and helpful. The management have also been brilliant to work with, we have found them very thoughtful and considerate in responding to our questions and requests.


Bottom line: our daughter is thriving at Kiddi Caru and we would highly recommend them to anyone!

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Review from San (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Being a first time parent sending my 1-year-old son to nursery for the first time, I had my apprehensions about the nursery. But 6 weeks into his time at nursery, I must say he likes the place so much. Though it took time for him to settle, now that he is, he is eating well, sleeping well and comes
home happy. The staff are very good with the babies and care very well, I am impressed.
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Review from Amanda (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Going back to work was very hard, but Kiddi Caru has made every moment bearable! The staff have got to know our son so well and taken the time to get to know us too. We genuinely feel the Caterpillar staff are our friends and our son is so happy and has thrived so much. We are amazed everyday with the
new things he has learned either through speech or physically. If we can't be at home to look after our son we can't imagine a nicer more nurturing environment than Kiddi Caru. Would recommend to anyone and everyone.
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Review from Tom E (Father of Child) published on 28 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I almost never rate anything as 10 out of 10, but in this case, I would. My wife and I have had our expectations totally exceeded by Kiddi Caru Chelmsford. Our 3 children love it there, the staff are just fantastic and the management is very friendly and accommodating.


We really feel that our children

have benefited from going to Kiddi Caru. I cannot recommend it highly enough!
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Review from Amy (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery, my eldest daughter attended Kiddi Caru in Chelmsford in 2010 and was there for 3 years, my now 2-year-old has been for a year and absolutely loves it. The staff are wonderful and make you feel very welcome, they are attentive, kind, caring and always take the time to talk through
what activities my daughter has participated in throughout the day. It was no surprise to me when the nursery received their outstanding report from Ofsted. I would highly recommend to anyone.
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Review from Aimee (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We recently started sending our daughter - who has just turned 1 years old - to Kiddi Caru due to my return to work mid-February. She attends 4 days a week for full days (7.30 - 5.30). We were very nervous to leave her in somebody else's care initially, however, the staff have been brilliant and offered
a number of free settling in sessions where they answered many questions and set our minds at ease.


Her key carer was very interested to understand all about her current routine, her likes and dislikes, etc and has been very diligent with following our established routine. Staff are always willing to answer calls and questions and are very responsive to requests around food, milk, etc. She has settled in brilliantly and has bonded with her key carer very well. She is undertaking lots of fun activities and particularly enjoys the sensory room. I feel like my daughter is in great hands and although I am sad to leave her, I am confident that she is having a brilliant experience.

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Review from Dee (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A wonderful nursery filled with friendly and caring staff. My son thoroughly enjoys going to the nursery, never has a dull moment there. He loves his key carers who are caring and attentive to his needs. More importantly he feels safe, happy, has lots of fun and as a result, he has bloomed. I could
not ask for more.
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Review from Katie R (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been using Kiddi Caru for over 5 years now, both of my children attended from 11 months old. I can’t recommend them enough, I have had such a good experience, the children both love it. My eldest is at school now but comes back to pick his sister up and everyone still remembers him and says hello.
All of the staff are friendly and know the name of my youngest, even if she is not in their room, there is a real sense of caring about the children that runs through the whole nursery. My youngest is difficult to get to leave in the evening as she says that home is boring! The nursery and its staff are great, they do so much with the children to help them to learn and get ready for school and are very child centred. If I had any more children I would definitely put them here without hesitation.
On the odd occasion that I have had a problem, I’ve been able to resolve easily with either the room staff or management. Very glad I chose Kiddi Caru as my childcare provider.
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Review from Sophie G (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I leave my child here without a doubt he's well taken care of by the friendly staff. My son loves his time here, I'm so happy that I chose this nursery.
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Review from Jade G (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son settled in very well and very quickly when he joined Kiddi Caru at 7 and half months old.


He is always very happy when we drop him off and pick him up, he seems to have a great connection with his carers.


We are very satisfied with the activities he joins in on at nursery and love getting

pictures of him!
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Review from Anna (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are great and so welcoming, in particular, the staff in Caterpillars are absolutely fantastic. We will be sad to say goodbye when our son has to move up to the next room.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.864)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.864) out of 10 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Chelmsford, City Centre is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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 4.864 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Chelmsford, City Centre is calculated as follows: ( (200 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.864
  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 Chelmsford, City Centre is based on 19 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 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 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 94 number of registered child places is 18.8, which has been reached with 19 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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Anna

Anna

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Anna received her first Ofsted Outstanding Judgement whilst working with Kiddi Caru and is dedicated to providing that outstanding service to the children and families in her care, everyday.

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