Kindred Huntingdon Nursery and Pre-school

Poplars Farm, 42 Thrapston Road, Huntingdon PE28 4TD
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8.9 41 Reviews
  • Kindred Huntingdon Nursery and Pre-school, Huntingdon
Kindred Huntingdon is a warm and welcoming environment where staff are passionate about the mission to create inspiring worlds full of awe and wonder for little ones to grow and thrive in.

By creating days filled with unique moments and opportunities, the nursery are able to truly enrich a child’s development during the 0-5 years.

Not only that, but Kindred also personally understand what it is to be a parent during this magical time and create meaningful relationships with every parent and will never miss an opportunity to share in the joy of every child’s developmental and learning moments.

Kindred are more than just inspiring childcare but making sure the parent partnership is at its very best.

Kindred Huntingdon is located in a lovely converted barn setting with a large outdoor area. The nursery offers exceptional childcare and early years education to children aged from 3 months up to 5 years.

Open from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm and offer funded places for three-year-olds and qualifying two-year-olds. Speak to their manager, Laura, too find out more.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Nicki Toon (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 22

Total Places for Children

  • 100

Age Range

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

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Kindred Huntingdon Nursery and Pre-school Reviews (41)

8.9

Kindred Huntingdon Nursery and Pre-school has a Review Score of 8.9 (8.945) out of 10, based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kindred Huntingdon Nursery and Pre-school has 41 reviews.

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Review from Jillian P (Mother of Child) published on 29 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very friendly staff who go out of their way to settle our daughter after a very difficult COVID entry into the world. Her development seems to be coming along very well and she is always smiley when she comes home.
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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 29 October 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
First time Mum and was nervous about putting my baby into childcare but shouldn't have worried. He loves it, always pick him with a smile on his face and has learnt so many new skills. I am really happy with the nursey all the staff are really helpful and friendly.

Really easy to park to drop off
and pick up.
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Review from Laura M (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Good and supporting daughter's development.
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Review from Amy G (Mother of Child) published on 31 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely staff that really listen and pay attention to the children. My son loves going everyday. A very great company and lovely staff.
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Review from M R (Father of Child) published on 31 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A brilliant place for my child to spend her days. Lots of fun and learning and she genuinely loves it.
She also eats lots of meals here which she wouldn't at home which is great.
Many thanks for looking after her while we work.
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Review from Tom P (Father of Child) published on 31 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Barn Day nursery is an excellent nursery! We have had two children here and no issues at all. Would definitely recommend.
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Review from Nazia H (Mother of Child) published on 24 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff are extremely helpful and friendly. Have built a great relationship with my children I get a daily report of how they have been at nursery
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Review from M A (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very pleased with the nursery and how our child has been treated and cared for at the nursery. The staff have been lovely, and we see our child enjoys and looks forward to attending the nursery every morning. This reassures us that he is safe and well looked after. We would appreciate additional
feedback on a daily/weekly basis on our child's progress.
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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am extremely happy with Barn Day Nursery. My daughter loves nursery and we have lots to talk about. We can see how much she has grown and developed. Thank you. My only comment is that I would like to see an app in place to share information and learning, as it happens.
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Review from P C (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Barn Day Nursery has been brilliant. All staff are very friendly and kind. My daughter always keeps saying she didn't want to come home, as she has so much fun at school.
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Review from Robyn W (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic! All the staff are so friendly and they have been nothing but amazing! Couldn't fault at all! Also menu is outstanding!
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Review from Chloe J (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter hasn't been here long, since February. However, she has come along in leaps and bounds. She loves climbing and causing trouble but that is my daughter. Great nursery and amazing staff. One thing to improve on is an app for the kids and parents.
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Review from C H (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son enjoys this nursery a lot and gets on well with everybody. My son has come along in all his milestones. They teach him really well and it's fun. Very nice and healthy meals which my children have enjoyed. I know that my children are very well looked after.
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Review from Simon L (Father of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
So far very happy with the nursery. It would be good if you could provide guidance on all the opinions available for financial support from the government and local authorities, as it is all over the place and very difficult to know if we have access to everything.
A monthly or quarterly photo log
of what the child gets up to and progress shared in this way would be appreciated, although I know this may be time-consuming overall, great work in the nursery! Keep it up!
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Review from Amber M (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I absolutely love The Barn Day Nursery. My daughter is always happy to come here and happy when she gets home. She learns a lot of new things at nursery, that she shows me at home. All staff are very friendly and polite and always provide lots of information about my daughter's day and progress.
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Review from N W (Father of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
In short very happy. My child seems very happy here and has lots of fun. Friendly staff who look after the children very well.
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Review from Charlotte S (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter hasn't been going to The Barn long but it's obvious she loves going. She is always smiling when we drop her off/pick her up so we know she is happy and enjoys being here. The staff are really friendly and always tell us about her day and how she's been. I like that the meals are put at
the window so I know what she has eaten.
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Review from S L (Father of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with the care our daughter receives. She is very happy and content to go to the staff in the mornings.
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Review from E J (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Very friendly Would like a bit more information on day to day activities and their progress as well as interaction with other children.
Maybe another parents evening. Overall we're happy with the care given.
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Review from J K (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter absolutely loves The Barn Day Nursery, the care and attention they show to her is absolutely wonderful. Sometimes I'm sure she doesn't want to leave. Her brother, now 5, attended the nursery and he always wants to say hello.
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Current Review Score: 8.9 (8.945)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.9 (8.945) out of 10 for Kindred Huntingdon Nursery and Pre-school is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 9 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.2 out of 5 from 8 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 4.745 for Kindred Huntingdon Nursery and Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (86 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (5 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 106 Ratings = 4.745
  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 4.2 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kindred Huntingdon Nursery and Pre-school is based on 8 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 = 3.8
    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 100 number of registered child places is 20. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 20 = 0.4
  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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Meet the Team (2)

Nicki

Nicki Toon

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, my name is Nicki and I am the Nursery Manager here at Kindred Huntingdon.

Sarah

Sarah Martin

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager

Hi, I'm Sarah, the deputy nursery manager here at Kindred Huntingdon.

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