Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Hitchin

117 Grove Road, Hitchin SG4 0AA
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9.6 87 Reviews
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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Hitchin offers outstanding Early Years care in a warm, welcoming setting. Rated Good by Ofsted (April 2022), the nursery embraces the Hygge Approach alongside STEM and heuristic play to support each child’s individual learning journey.

Children explore well-equipped playrooms and a large garden with a forest area, mud kitchen, and climbing structures. With bespoke educational programmes like Sow & Grow, Move & Groove, and Boogie Mites, plus an on-site chef preparing healthy meals, every child is supported to thrive. The experienced team includes SENCo-trained staff who ensure inclusive care for all. The Famly App keeps parents connected with daily updates, while stay-and-play sessions and regular outings strengthen community links.

Conveniently located near Grove Road and River Purwell, with on-site parking, this nursery provides a safe, inspiring space for children to learn and grow.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sarah Mitchell (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 37

Total Places for Children

  • 95

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

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

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas to New Year

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Hitchin Reviews (87)

9.6

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Hitchin has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.647) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Hitchin has 87 reviews.

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Review from Mrs C (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my young children attend Kinders Mill Day Nursery for 3 days per week. From day one I was confident in the care and attention they were getting especially through their designated key workers. Both of them have grown in confidence, individuality and have improved social skills. I'm impressed with
the teaching facilities in the pre-school class (little owls) which includes phonics, spelling, mathematics, art plus swimming and French! Little owls is a fantastic platform and preparation for 'big' school. All the staff are extremely competent, caring and nurturing.
I would highly recommend Kinders Mill to anyone.
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Review from Caroline P (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started at Kinders Mill Day Nursery at the age of 1. It took him a week or two to settle in, but once he did he absolutely loved the place, and still does! The staff there are brilliant, they are attentive, supportive and just great with the children. One thing I really like about this nursery
is the mixed age groups in each class, which I think really helps with development and social interaction. I highly recommend Kinders Mill!
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Review from Dee D (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A fantastic nursery. All the staff are highly professional, tentative and extremely helpful. I am at peace when I drop my son off. It's expensive but well worth it. The service is excellent.
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Review from Samantha E (Mother of Child) published on 12 November 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
This is my second child to attend Kinder Mill as my first child loved it. The staff are very attentive and caring and build solid relationships with the children. They are in a safe environment with plenty to do, lots of activities, great selection of books, music etc. The playground has things like
a water feature and a wendy house as well as ride on toys. The play hall is great fun, just like a giant soft play place. The food is all organic and very tasty. There is a good variety of food and it is all cooked on site. There is excellent communication from the management and the invoices are always correct (i've not had a single error in 3 years).
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Review from Pilar J (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started in Little Owls in September and he has learnt so much in such little time. His language skills have improved tremendously and his behaviour and ability to respond to different environments is also improving rapidly. I believe the nursery's encouragement to a level of discipline and independence
is really helping him to develop. Most importantly he loves going to nursery so I know he is very happy and well cared for.
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Review from Kim H (Mother of Child) published on 4 November 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
At Kinders Mill there is always a warm welcome. the staff work efficiently as a team and communication is excellent. The children are well cared for, educated, developed and encouraged to become independent individuals. They have wonderful messy play time, I would never consider doing at home. The food
choice and standard is superb. Both my daughters have been very happy here and I would recommend to anyone seeking childcare.
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Review from Chloe L (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Kinders Mill since January 2014 overall as a nursery Kinders Mill is great and friendly. All the staff seem engaging with the children and there is a lovely atmosphere. The squirrels team are fab, my son's key worker is fab, she always ensures my son is following what we do at home
(sleep routines) and helps if we are trying to encourage . We are very happy with the service Kinders Mill offer and feel it has enhanced and helped our sons development over the past 1½ years.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.647)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.647) out of 10 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Hitchin 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 17 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 4.752 for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Hitchin is calculated as follows: ( (161 Excellents x 5) + (46 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 210 Ratings = 4.752
  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 4.895 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kiddi Caru Day Nursery Hitchin is based on 17 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 95 number of registered child places is 19. 17 Positive Reviews ÷ 19 = 0.895
  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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Sarah

Sarah

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Sarah began her career in early years as an apprentice and gathered a wide range of experience through a variety of different roles. Sarah has been a Nursery Manager for 9 years now.


Sarah has a huge passion for working with children and takes pride in ensuring that they have the best start to both education and life.

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