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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 son always comes away from nursery very messy and dirty which is a good thing. He is clearly enjoying himself. On the days he has been at nursery he goes to bed very well - clearly had an exhausting day. I would gladly recommend this nursery to everyone. Staff are always courteous and polite and...
My son always comes away from nursery very messy and dirty which is a good thing. He is clearly enjoying himself. On the days he has been at nursery he goes to bed very well - clearly had an exhausting day. I would gladly recommend this nursery to everyone. Staff are always courteous and polite and always make time to speak to me. Thank you.
Wonderful, friendly staff. Great communication.
Wonderful, friendly staff. Great communication.
This nursery is brilliant. The managers are thorough and approachable and the nursery workers plan and deliver a range of learning experiences for the children. I am impressed at how well they know my child in comparison to my experiences with another nursery and value their partnership in helping...
This nursery is brilliant. The managers are thorough and approachable and the nursery workers plan and deliver a range of learning experiences for the children. I am impressed at how well they know my child in comparison to my experiences with another nursery and value their partnership in helping her develop.
Kiddi Caru Whiteley have looked after both my children from the baby room until preschool (youngest child will go to school Sept 2019). The nursery is excellent and the staff really care about the children. It's a fabulous nursery and I would definitely recommend it.
Kiddi Caru Whiteley have looked after both my children from the baby room until preschool (youngest child will go to school Sept 2019). The nursery is excellent and the staff really care about the children. It's a fabulous nursery and I would definitely recommend it.
My daughter goes for 2 days a week. She loves the staff!! Loves everything they make and the activities. Always has lots to tell me about at the end of the day!! Lots of different meals each day and week!! Overall lovely nursery!
My daughter goes for 2 days a week. She loves the staff!! Loves everything they make and the activities. Always has lots to tell me about at the end of the day!! Lots of different meals each day and week!! Overall lovely nursery!
The staff are friendly and take...
The staff are friendly and take a genuine interest in him. He is advancing socially and academically and is learning so much at nursery. Most importantly, he looks forward to going.
Having massively stressed about leaving my children in childcare while I am at work; it so important to have comfort knowing that they are being well cared for.
I would highly recommend Kiddi Caru nursery. My nearly three year old loves it here, the staff are so friendly, engaging and professional; he has a real connection with his key worker. The nursery is very well equipped, with a newly refurbed sensory room and excellent outdoor play area. The...
I would highly recommend Kiddi Caru nursery. My nearly three year old loves it here, the staff are so friendly, engaging and professional; he has a real connection with his key worker. The nursery is very well equipped, with a newly refurbed sensory room and excellent outdoor play area. The nursery also encourages site visits to the local shops and train station, to assist with educational and role-playing activities. All staff accommodate my son's medical and dietary needs and I have complete trust leaving my son in their care.
The management has changed in the past year and the level of service (as well as parents request for feedback) has vastly improved - credit to them. Thank you!
My son loves it here. He is well looked after, fed a really interesting healthy variety of meals and has lots of enjoyable activities to engage in through his days. The facilities are lovely and so are the staff.
My son is learning, singing, has lots of good conversations with staff and...
My son loves it here. He is well looked after, fed a really interesting healthy variety of meals and has lots of enjoyable activities to engage in through his days. The facilities are lovely and so are the staff.
My son is learning, singing, has lots of good conversations with staff and children alike and sometimes doesn’t want to come home!
We have recently transitioned into preschool and he was very apprehensive but actually settled really quickly and that is all down to how quickly the staff got to know him and engage with him. Thank you all!
The carers and staff have an excellent relationship and understanding of my child and his development and needs.
He is always engaged and happy in the room at pickup, and the environment really seems to challenge his imagination
The carers and staff have an excellent relationship and understanding of my child and his development and needs.
He is always engaged and happy in the room at pickup, and the environment really seems to challenge his imagination
So lovely to have a nursery that it open when people work, rather than just school hours. Kiddi Caru is also open in school holidays. It only closes bank holidays and Christmas. We love the start in life that Kiddi Caru gives. Our first child loved it and now our second child is there. The food is...
So lovely to have a nursery that it open when people work, rather than just school hours. Kiddi Caru is also open in school holidays. It only closes bank holidays and Christmas. We love the start in life that Kiddi Caru gives. Our first child loved it and now our second child is there. The food is also excellent and all prepared on site. Excellent outdoor space too.
His days are well recorded and staff engage in great conversations about how he is developing and what he has been up to each day.
They provide...
His days are well recorded and staff engage in great conversations about how he is developing and what he has been up to each day.
They provide really helpful suggestions and advice if I am having any issues with him. We are very happy with kiddicam.
He loves Kiddi Caru and is always excited to go. His progress is fed back to us by his key person and we are very happy with our choice.
He loves Kiddi Caru and is always excited to go. His progress is fed back to us by his key person and we are very happy with our choice.
I always feel happy knowing my son is having a good time and being well looked after. I enjoying picking him up and his key workers always take time out to discuss his day including meals, nappies and sleep. I feel I come away knowing what he's been doing. It's also encouraging when he does...
I always feel happy knowing my son is having a good time and being well looked after. I enjoying picking him up and his key workers always take time out to discuss his day including meals, nappies and sleep. I feel I come away knowing what he's been doing. It's also encouraging when he does something new at home and know he's learnt it at nursery.
We are very happy with the services provided at Kiddi Caru, we have always found staff to be extremely caring and the activities our children do are different and exciting for them every day. Very happy we chose Kiddi Caru nursery!
We are very happy with the services provided at Kiddi Caru, we have always found staff to be extremely caring and the activities our children do are different and exciting for them every day. Very happy we chose Kiddi Caru nursery!
Feel child is being pushed into potty training. She's been upset past few months at drop-offs but keyworker wasn't aware of this or that potty training was being pushed by others.
Generally, my daughter is happy there.
Feel child is being pushed into potty training. She's been upset past few months at drop-offs but keyworker wasn't aware of this or that potty training was being pushed by others.
Generally, my daughter is happy there.
Thank you for taking the time to review us and we are very sorry to hear that you are unhappy with your recent experience of potty training. Nursery provision is an active partnership, working with both you and your child to ensure that your needs are meet, therefore please feedback to your Nursery...
Thank you for taking the time to review us and we are very sorry to hear that you are unhappy with your recent experience of potty training. Nursery provision is an active partnership, working with both you and your child to ensure that your needs are meet, therefore please feedback to your Nursery Management team about your experience. If you would like to raise your concerns further, please contact us at Head Office on 0800 028 4500.
Both our children moved to Kiddi Caru from a different nursery which was always going to be a difficult transition but they have both settled in really well considering they have only been there for a couple of months. They are both being supported extremely well by the key workers that look after...
The activities provided including activities that can be taken home are particularly good and it's so much better not having to provide the children with food to take in! It would appear both of the children enjoy the food provided at Kiddi Caru which is not a surprise considering the substantial and varied menu that is available.
Lovely nursery with super staff. My son has had a bit of a wobbly time lately - coping with separation anxiety - but the staff in his class and the office have been tremendous. The children have fantastic home-cooked fresh meals, and what a fantastic play area! Impossible to get bored there. My son...
Lovely nursery with super staff. My son has had a bit of a wobbly time lately - coping with separation anxiety - but the staff in his class and the office have been tremendous. The children have fantastic home-cooked fresh meals, and what a fantastic play area! Impossible to get bored there. My son adores it and comes home happy, tired and often covered in sand! I love it as it means he's had a smashing day! Also worth a mention is the security features, double doors etc - brilliant and very welcome by all parents.
I moved my son from a previous nursery when he was one. The reason for moving him was because this nursery wasn't supportive of full time working hours. I was nervous about moving him as he was so settled. The previous Ofsted rating of Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Whiteley did put me off, but a friend...
I moved my son from a previous nursery when he was one. The reason for moving him was because this nursery wasn't supportive of full time working hours. I was nervous about moving him as he was so settled. The previous Ofsted rating of Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Whiteley did put me off, but a friend who'd gone through the exact same journey gave me a really positive account of her experience. I visited Kiddi Caru and met the nursery director who gave an open and honest account of their status and plans. I read the Ofsted reports for myself and felt the 'requires improvement' status was unfair and didn't impact what I wanted for my son. So I decided to take the plunge and move him. I'm so pleased I did it. He has loved it from day one. He's absolutely thrived and the staff have done a great job in preparing him for school. He's spelling, trying to read and adding up! I've built good relationships with the staff and I am so pleased that they recently achieved an Ofsted rating of 'Good'. 'Outstanding' can't be far off.
Our Son has been at Kiddi Caru for the last four years and will leave this August having had a wonderful experience with great staff.
Our Son has been at Kiddi Caru for the last four years and will leave this August having had a wonderful experience with great staff.
He has also begun learning new words and using sign language to say please and...
He has also begun learning new words and using sign language to say please and thank you, which has come wholly from nursery.
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- 15 Oct 2026
We’re delighted that GrandirUK is once again Great Place to Work® Certified™ and has been recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Education & Training™ 2026. Our colleagues are...
- 08 Oct 2026
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- 20 Feb 2026
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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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