Kingsmead Day Nursery Ltd

Gordon House, Gordon Road, Winchester SO23 7DD
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9.9 26 Reviews
  • Kingsmead Day Nursery Ltd, Winchester
Kingsmead Day Nursery and Preschool in Winchester is a vibrant, purpose-built setting offering high-quality care and Early Years education. It provides a welcoming, home-from-home atmosphere with thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor spaces.

Their large garden includes a vegetable patch, climbing area, shaded canopy, mud kitchen, music wall, and outdoor classroom. A tailored curriculum blends Montessori, Reggio Emilia and play-based learning, encouraging creativity and independence. The experienced team includes a qualified SENCo and offers rich learning experiences such as Zoo Lab visits, dance, yoga, and tennis.

Families stay connected via the nursery app, with regular updates and special events. Conveniently located in central Winchester, Kingsmead supports strong parent partnerships and a love of learning in every child.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Jemma Nicholson (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 57

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • £76.50 full day session 8am - 6pm,
    £56 half day session 8am - 1pm or 1pm - 6pm.


    Optional food:
    All day food - £8.50,
    Half day - £5.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • All Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • You can park in the car park right next to the nursery called St. Peters Car Park.

Kingsmead Day Nursery Ltd Reviews (26)

9.9

Kingsmead Day Nursery Ltd has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.915) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kingsmead Day Nursery Ltd has 26 reviews.

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Review from Keith W (Father of Child) published on 10 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have two children at Kingsmead Day Nursery in Winchester, one baby and one pre-schooler. We have been very impressed with the care both children receive during their time at Kingsmead. The staff are very caring and are excellent about communicating with us. Kingsmead provides many different age-appropriate
activities for the children; their garden is excellent. I would highly recommend anyone who is looking for a nursery to care for their child/children to give strong consideration to Kingsmead.
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Review from Lettie L (Mother of Child) published on 9 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been at Kingsmead for over two years and has always been really happy there. The staff are all kind and supportive and he loves his days there - in fact, he never wants to leave! The facilities are great and the activities they do are so creative and stimulating. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend
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Review from J J W (Father of Child) published on 9 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of our children loved their time at Kingsmead in Winchester, prior to progressing to their prep school. We loved the outdoor space and all of the activities that the nursery organised including the amazing Christmas concert. The staff were all fantastic, it was a real family atmosphere which put
them at ease and has really set the children on their way. The location was perfect with easy parking in the centre of the city for drop off and collection. We are so grateful for the time and effort that the nursery put into our children during their time there. We would highly recommend to anyone looking for a day nursery.
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Review from Mallory M (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our older daughter has just transitioned to 'big school' after four wonderful years at Kingsmead. Kingsmead has provided her with so many unique and wonderful experiences from day one - painting using her feet wrapped in bubble wrap (as a baby); an outing on the bus to buy baking ingredients (She recalls
this every time the number one bus goes past); toasting marshmallows and hot dogs on the fire pit; regular musical theatre and forest school sessions, the list goes on. The nursery also puts on a very sweet Christmas nativity and lovely Mothers Day and Fathers Day events. There is really nothing to fault - the facilities are bright & clean with a recently upgraded garden and the staff are so invested in the kids, and many of the kids move together to the 'big school' next door to continue their friendships. We can't recommend Kingsmead highly enough as a first step on your child's learning journey and we are so glad we have another daughter who has just started hers at Kingsmead.
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Review from Melissa D (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We could not be more pleased with our experience at Kingsmead Day Nursery. Our son has been there for a year and a half, starting at just 6 months old. They were so kind about letting me come often to settle him in before his actual start date and have taken such wonderful care of him since then. He
loves it there. We wish somehow we could pick up Kingsmead and move it with us back to the States!
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Review from Dion D (Father of Child) published on 1 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The ladies at Kingsmead are the best! Our little one absolutely loves going there...he looks forward to it every day and when he comes home he loves talking about how much fun he had with all of them. They have great facilities with big open play areas outside and inside; they have lots of toys and
books, and they feed these kids well! I can't say enough good things about them! If there was a rating above Excellent, they would earn it!
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.915)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.915) out of 10 for Kingsmead Day Nursery Ltd 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 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 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 4.915 for Kingsmead Day Nursery Ltd is calculated as follows: ( (163 Excellents x 5) + (13 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 177 Ratings = 4.915
  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 Kingsmead Day Nursery Ltd is based on 15 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 57 number of registered child places is 11.4, which has been reached with 15 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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Jemma

Jemma

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2007

Jemma has been at Kingsmead since 2007 and became the nursery manager in 2021. Jemma is responsible for the day-to-day running of the nursery and ensures the highest standards are being maintained at all times.

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