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Kiddi Caru Whiteley, is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted (July 2024) and offers a purpose-built, welcoming environment where children thrive from babies through to preschool. With spacious, light-filled playrooms, a state-of-the-art sensory room, and a large garden featuring a woodland area, mud kitchen, and growing garden, they provide rich opportunities for exploration.
Their experienced, multicultural team supports a diverse and inclusive learning approach, underpinned by the EYFS and enhanced by programmes...
Kiddi Caru Whiteley, is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted (July 2024) and offers a purpose-built, welcoming environment where children thrive from babies through to preschool. With spacious, light-filled playrooms, a state-of-the-art sensory room, and a large garden featuring a woodland area, mud kitchen, and growing garden, they provide rich opportunities for exploration.
Their experienced, multicultural team supports a diverse and inclusive learning approach, underpinned by the EYFS and enhanced by programmes like Boogie Mites, Sow & Grow, and yoga. Their Eco School status reflects their commitment to sustainability.
Children enjoy outings, intergenerational links with care home residents, and free-flow access to nature. They keep families closely involved via the Famly App, events, lending library, and stay-and-play sessions.
Located near the M27 and Swanwick Station, they are a convenient and inspiring choice for local families.
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearAttendance patterns offered
All Year
Minimum attendance
- 2 days per week
Full days available
YesGroup / Owner
- GrandirUK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Erika Maindrou (Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 40
Total Places for Children
- 134
Age Range
- from 0 years 0 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
YesMeal Types Provided
Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks
Consumables provided
YesConsumables provided include
Suncream
Also provided: Hand Sanitiser
Opening Times
- Monday07:00-18:30
- Tuesday07:00-18:30
- Wednesday07:00-18:30
- Thursday07:00-18:30
- Friday07:00-18:30
When Closed
- Bank Holidays & Christmas to New Year
Funding & Fees
Typical monthly cost for a 3-days place
£468/ month
Our 10% full-time discount for Monday to Friday attendance also applies to Everyday Essentials. This saving of £24.93 a month is not shown in the price calculator. With it applied, 5-day monthly fees are £1,579.22 with no funding, £1,316.06 with 15 hours funding and £1,052.85 with 30 hours funding.
Our 10% full-time discount for Monday to Friday attendance also applies to Everyday Essentials. This saving of £24.93 a month is not shown in the price calculator. With it applied, 5-day monthly fees are £1,579.22 with no funding, £1,316.06 with 15 hours funding and £1,052.85 with 30 hours funding.
Everyday Essentials (£11.73 a day) cover catering (breakfast, cooked lunch and tea with vegetarian and vegan options, and snacks throughout the day), care products (suncream and hand sanitiser) and enrichment experiences, including educational visits and trips in the local community, Sing and Sign, instruments and Boogie Mites. They are added to core fees and are not covered by funding. Funded hours are applied up to 10 hours a day. Ad-hoc days are £82.57, subject to availability. We offer a 5% sibling discount on the eldest child's invoice. A non-refundable administration fee of £150 is payable to secure a place. If you only access funded hours, a £150 deposit is taken instead and credited back within a month of your child starting. Fully funded sessions without Everyday Essentials charges are available. Please speak to the Nursery Manager.
Calculated from data given to us by this nursery. Your final quote may vary slightly.
Averaged monthly figure. Actual billing varies; some nurseries bill weekly or by use.Defaults shown
9 months to 2 years • 3-days • 30 hours funding • all year
How this price scales (per month)
2 days per week
£178
3 days per week
£468
5 days per week
£1,077
Adjust for your situation
What this price covers
- Standard chargeable day 7:00am to 6:30pm (11.5 hours)
- 22.4 funded hours used per week. Remaining hours charged privately.
- Included in this price: Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks, Suncream and Hand sanitiser
Price without government funding: £1,053 / month (£83 / day)
If you're not eligible or haven't claimed funded hours.More info
- £585/month more than the funded price.
- This is what you'd pay if your child is under 9 months, or if you're not eligible for or haven't claimed funded hours.
About this price
How funding is applied, how the monthly figure is calculated.More info
- Working parents of children aged 9 months to 2 years can usually claim up to 30 funded hours a week. The working-parent hours depend on each parent meeting the minimum earnings rules and earning under £100,000 a year. This nursery stretches funded hours across 51 weeks of the year. You've selected 30 funded hours.
- This nursery applies up to 10 funded hours per day, stretched across 51 weeks of the year. With your selected funding, 22.4 hours are covered each week. Hours beyond this, including the early and late parts of the day, are charged at the standard rate.
- We work out the total cost across the year and divide by 12, so the figure shown is a smoothed monthly average. In practice, nurseries bill in different ways. Some bill monthly at this average. Others bill weekly, or charge for what happened that week or month, which can vary across the year. Confirm billing details with the nursery when you enquire.
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Kiddi Caru Whiteley, a GrandirUK Day Nursery Reviews (151)
Kiddi Caru Whiteley, a GrandirUK Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.776) out of 10, based on 36 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kiddi Caru Whiteley, a GrandirUK Day Nursery has 151 reviews.
My little girl has been going to Kiddi Caru Whiteley since she was eight months old, she is now four! She has always loved this nursery and has made some lovely friends there. All the staff have been great, I can imagine it's a very demanding job and they are always smiling. They are very good at...
It's so nice that all the staff at the nursery know my little girl's name and always say hello to her, I feel like they have made an effort to get to know her personally instead of just another child at the nursery. I am sure it helps my child is a big character and hard to miss. All the staff are wonderful but a special appreciation to two ladies in Whale who my little girl is very fond of.
Would Highly recommend Kiddi Caru Whiteley as a nursery.
Hi, thank you for leaving such a lovely review. We are so happy to hear that your daughter is having such an enjoyable time with us at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley. We strive to make our nurseries a home-from-home experience where all our team know the children on a personal level. We take...
Hi, thank you for leaving such a lovely review. We are so happy to hear that your daughter is having such an enjoyable time with us at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley. We strive to make our nurseries a home-from-home experience where all our team know the children on a personal level. We take pride in our commitment to our staff, and in their commitment to the children. We recognise the clear link between well-qualified, enthusiastic staff and high-quality childcare and education.
My son has been attending Kiddi Caru Day Nursery for 9 months and thoroughly enjoys his time there. The staff are friendly and go above and beyond. The activities that are done are varied. Would highly recommend Kiddi Caru
My son has been attending Kiddi Caru Day Nursery for 9 months and thoroughly enjoys his time there. The staff are friendly and go above and beyond. The activities that are done are varied. Would highly recommend Kiddi Caru
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's so great to hear that your little one is enjoying his time with us! Our friendly, supportive team provide a great variety of stimulating activities for children to enjoy, so they can develop important skills whilst having plenty of fun.
I cannot fault this nursery and the staff, it was very important to me as a first-time mum to feel confident and put my trust in someone looking after my daughter when I went back to work. She is absolutely thriving in nursery and the staff are very good at communicating at every stage. I have to...
I cannot fault this nursery and the staff, it was very important to me as a first-time mum to feel confident and put my trust in someone looking after my daughter when I went back to work. She is absolutely thriving in nursery and the staff are very good at communicating at every stage. I have to mention 2 key workers, her key worker in the Clam room - made the transition of her going to nursery and me going back to work easy and kept me updated with pictures and calls in the first months of her joining and helped with my anxiety of her being at nursery full time, and also her key worker in Seahorse who has made her transition from Clam room to Seahorse so smooth and she has come on leaps and bounds since being in there. She absolutely loves nursery and this is a credit to everyone who is there.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's lovely to hear that your little one is thriving with us! Our passionate team works hard to provide a supportive, nurturing environment in which all children can learn and grow.
Our sons been going to Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Whiteley for 3 months and we’ve had a great experience with the team so far. Anything we were unsure about or wanted a bit more communication on, they were brilliant with. The room that he’s in is particularly good, with lovely caring staff and they...
Our sons been going to Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Whiteley for 3 months and we’ve had a great experience with the team so far. Anything we were unsure about or wanted a bit more communication on, they were brilliant with. The room that he’s in is particularly good, with lovely caring staff and they make us feel so comfortable leaving him there. We also find the food options great with lots of variety. Thanks everyone.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Ensuring we communicate effectively and regularly with our families is so important in maintaining a good partnership. Our dedicated team works hard to provide a supportive, nurturing environment across all our nursery rooms.
We have been really impressed with Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Whiteley ever since our daughter joined a year and a half ago. She absolutely loves attending and has made lots of new friends. She has had a number of different key workers throughout her time there so far and they have all been wonderful,...
We have been really impressed with Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Whiteley ever since our daughter joined a year and a half ago. She absolutely loves attending and has made lots of new friends. She has had a number of different key workers throughout her time there so far and they have all been wonderful, providing her with the care and support that she needs every day. The experiences that she has had have been amazing and she has developed huge amounts. I would highly recommend this nursery.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's so great to hear that your little one loves attending our nursery! Our team work hard to provide a supportive, nurturing enviroment where children can learn and grow.
Considering my daughter is quite a shy individual, she absolutely loves nursery and can’t wait to go every day, which I think says a lot about the place. All staff are friendly and attentive and show a real interest. My daughter’s development has progressed massively since attending and she’s tried...
Considering my daughter is quite a shy individual, she absolutely loves nursery and can’t wait to go every day, which I think says a lot about the place. All staff are friendly and attentive and show a real interest. My daughter’s development has progressed massively since attending and she’s tried foods and activities she may not have tried otherwise.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our friendly team really takes the time to get to know each individual child. This ensures that they feel confident, happy and supported whilst at nursery so they can begin to develop important life skills.
The care workers are lovely and knowledgeable. My child enjoys nursery and when it comes to price it is very competitive.
The care workers are lovely and knowledgeable. My child enjoys nursery and when it comes to price it is very competitive.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We would like to apologise for your experience with us. Please be assured that your concerns are being taken seriously and if you would like to discuss anything further, please don't hesitate to contact our customer services team on 0800 028 4500.
It took us a long time to find a nursery that felt right but we knew when we had a tour at Kiddi Caru Whiteley (Gull Coppice) that we’d finally found the one! We’re so happy with our decision to send our daughter here, she attends 5 full days a week so we really needed to be sure. The staff are...
It took us a long time to find a nursery that felt right but we knew when we had a tour at Kiddi Caru Whiteley (Gull Coppice) that we’d finally found the one! We’re so happy with our decision to send our daughter here, she attends 5 full days a week so we really needed to be sure. The staff are incredible, always so positive. We get lovely updates verbally, in her day book and on Tapestry, and of course on collection. Particular thanks to our daughter's key people who have taken such amazing care of her in crab and seahorse rooms. Thank you!
Hi, thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Thank you for the very kind words about our team! They are incredibly passionate about helping children to learn and grow, and build warm, supportive relationships. We are so pleased that your little one is enjoying their time at nursery and that you and your family are having a positive experience with us.
We have had 2 children at Kiddi Caru since 2017 and both are now at school. We really wanted to love this nursery, it's nearby with a nice outdoor space. Unfortunately, we've had very mixed experiences over the years. Some of their key carers were great but there is a high staff turnover at the...
I really struggled with the lack of daily information, especially about food. They would rarely tell you if they didn't eat or put it on a sheet if it was actually updated. We had an issue with them not giving our eldest breakfast despite being in at breakfast time so we just started eating at home. When raised with management there was little concern and we felt like complaining would negatively affect our kids. We considered moving last year but my son didn't want to leave his friends so we stuck it out.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We would like to apologise for your experience with us and to reassure you that we are taking your comments seriously. They have been escalated to the nursery management team but if you would like to discuss anything further, please don't hesitate to contact us on 0800 028 4500.
Range of food offered and brilliant sensory room available to children. Management are quick at responding to queries.
Range of food offered and brilliant sensory room available to children. Management are quick at responding to queries.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's so lovely to hear that you and your family had a great experience with us. Our team work exceptionally hard to provide expert care and education.
I can not rate Kiddi Caru Whiteley any higher, the staff are all genuinely caring and put a lot of effort into the children's learning. The outside play area is amazing and activities and day projects really teach the children age appropriately. A fantastic pre-school too. Would highly recommend.
I can not rate Kiddi Caru Whiteley any higher, the staff are all genuinely caring and put a lot of effort into the children's learning. The outside play area is amazing and activities and day projects really teach the children age appropriately. A fantastic pre-school too. Would highly recommend.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our hardworking team is incredibly passionate about what they do. They all take great care to provide children with a fantastic variety of fun, engaging and educational activities designed to stimulate and inspire.
We relocated to Hampshire and our son went to a fantastic nursery before and set the bar really high. We chose this nursery as it is local to us and the opening hours are great. The staff are friendly and do greet you with a smile. Unfortunately, we had a few issues since our son started there. He...
On 2 occasions we picked our son up from nursery and found that he has no underwear on! This was unacceptable to us.
On the whole, a satisfactory experience, but I wouldn't rant and rave about this nursery. Our daughter is going elsewhere.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We would like to apologise for your experience and reassure you that we are taking your comments seriously. We have escalated them to the nursery management team but if you would like to discuss anything further, please don't hesitate to contact us on 0800 028 4500.
Excellent nursery, friendly staff who go the extra mile and my son loves it there. The staff are fantastic with allergies. Since my son has been there, he has progressed a lot and the staff always call to keep me up to date if he isn't quite himself. Would highly recommend.
Excellent nursery, friendly staff who go the extra mile and my son loves it there. The staff are fantastic with allergies. Since my son has been there, he has progressed a lot and the staff always call to keep me up to date if he isn't quite himself. Would highly recommend.
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My daughter loves it here and is always happy to come and play. I have no faults with the nursery. I have recommended it several times in the past. Excellent care from all the staff. My daughter has made several friends within the nursery.
My daughter loves it here and is always happy to come and play. I have no faults with the nursery. I have recommended it several times in the past. Excellent care from all the staff. My daughter has made several friends within the nursery.
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to thank for the progress he is making and I am extremely satisfied with the care he receives.
to thank for the progress he is making and I am extremely satisfied with the care he receives.
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I cannot recommend this nursery enough. My little one has been here since they were 9-months. The staff have been so fantastic at providing them with a safe and nurturing environment to grow and learn, both physically and emotionally. They are excited to go in every morning and I feel free from...
I cannot recommend this nursery enough. My little one has been here since they were 9-months. The staff have been so fantastic at providing them with a safe and nurturing environment to grow and learn, both physically and emotionally. They are excited to go in every morning and I feel free from worry when leaving them.
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My son started attending Kiddi Caru in October 2021, and right from the start, we have been very impressed with the standard of care he receives. Most importantly, the staff at Kiddi Caru are fantastic. They appear to genuinely care about the well-being of our son and have formed strong attachments...
Aside from the excellent care provided by the staff, the activities on offer are always engaging and interesting, and I love to hear about what he’s been up to during the day.
In addition, the meals offered during the day are always varied and nutritious, so this provides peace of mind for his nursery days that I know he is going to eat well.
Overall, I can’t rate Kiddi Caru highly enough.
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All the staff are lovely, my child has always enjoyed coming to nursery, and runs into the room she is currently in. The rooms are so lovely. They keep you well informed with what they have been up to during the day. The only thing I could suggest as an improvement would be to see more parent app...
All the staff are lovely, my child has always enjoyed coming to nursery, and runs into the room she is currently in. The rooms are so lovely. They keep you well informed with what they have been up to during the day. The only thing I could suggest as an improvement would be to see more parent app updates.
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Amazing setting. The staff are all lovely, caring and very informative. My little one always comes home happy and tired which is a bonus. He’s made such lovely friends with his classmates. Another great factor is that they do all kinds of fun activities with them.
Amazing setting. The staff are all lovely, caring and very informative. My little one always comes home happy and tired which is a bonus. He’s made such lovely friends with his classmates. Another great factor is that they do all kinds of fun activities with them.
Thank you kindly for taking the time to review your nurseryl it is very much appreciated. Your feedback will be passed on to the nursery management team.
We have always been pleased with Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Whiteley. The staff are friendly and know the children extremely well. My daughter has learnt so much during her time here and she is always talking about what she has learned that day.
We have always been pleased with Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Whiteley. The staff are friendly and know the children extremely well. My daughter has learnt so much during her time here and she is always talking about what she has learned that day.
Thank you kindly for taking the time to review your nursery, it is very much appreciated. Your feedback will be passed on to the nursery management team.
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Erica has 14 years of nursery experience and has a great passion to inspire her team to provide exceptional childcare. She takes the greatest care in...
Erica has 14 years of nursery experience and has a great passion to inspire her team to provide exceptional childcare. She takes the greatest care in delivering the right level of support and encouragement, ensuring all children grow in confidence, build on important social skills, and learn at their own pace in an enabling and creative environment.
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