Kids Planet Whitwood

The New Wheatsheaf, Altofts Lane, Castleford, WF10 5QB
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9.7 48 Reviews
  • Kids Planet Whitwood, Castleford
Kids Planet Whitwood is in a unique old rectory building, with a fabulous woodland area that they share with rabbit and squirrel neighbours.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Lisa Childs (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 11

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Various funding accepted (15 and 30 hours). We offer, Sibling discount, NHS discount, Tax Free Childcare. Rates vary by location/nursery setting.
    Please get in touch with the nursery for our most up to date fees and availability.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Kids Planet Whitwood Reviews (48)

9.7

Kids Planet Whitwood has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.723) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kids Planet Whitwood has 48 reviews.

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Review from M W (Father of Child) published on 17 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic setting for a nursery, all the assistants are helpful with a smile always on their faces. Makes dropping my child off in the morning less of a worry knowing that they will always be cared for. Moving to the new nursery will be amazing just sad that the outdoor space has been cut off.
Reply from Brogan Maclean at Kids Planet Whitwood
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave your feedback. We too are very excited about the upcoming transition!

Kind regards
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Review from Michelle M (Mother of Child) published on 4 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Love, love, love Hillside Private Day Nursery - Whitwood. My little one loves going there and loves all the staff who work at this setting. They are like his second family. He loves all the learning and playing. He has been at this setting since he was 10 months old and it will be very emotional when
the time comes for him to move on to big boy school. There is creative indoor spaces which change often if not daily and the outside area wow, the way they get to explore the wooded area is great. Staff are not only great with the kids in their care they are always there for the parents no matter what, they see you as their family which brings you comfort. The app they have for parents is very informative every day. Their events are great! I could go on forever about how good this nursery is and I would recommend anyone looking for a nursery to go here you won't regret it.
Reply from Brogan Maclean at Kids Planet Whitwood
Thank you very much for taking the time to share such lovely feedback!
We are pleased to hear that you find our online journals informative, we think it's a really good way of sharing things with you…read more
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Review from Amy S (Mother of Child) published on 3 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter attends this nursery three days a week and loves it, especially her key worker who she talks about all the time! They are amazing at keeping parents up to date with regular photos and notes on my daughter's progress over the month. They also have lots of events where parents are invited
into the nursery. I'm looking forward to my son starting here soon!
Reply from Brogan Maclean at Kids Planet Whitwood
Thank you for taking the time to share this lovely review!
It's a pleasure caring for your little one at Hillside and she has such a wonderful time here with us.
Kind regards.
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Review from Sadie L (Mother of Child) published on 3 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery all the staff who work with my little boy are amazing. He absolutely loves it there. They keep him clean, well fed and do their absolute most for him. They are working really hard with his development in all areas.
Reply from Brogan Maclean at Kids Planet Whitwood
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, Sadie. We are very pleased to hear your little boy has such a lovely time with us here at Whitwood.
It's a pleasure to care for him and support…read more
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Review from Kelsey N (Mother of Child) published on 12 August 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy attends this nursery in pre-school he absolutely loves goes to nursery to play with all his friends and educators. He always comes home with a great big smile on his face and telling me about all the exciting things hes learnt throughout the day.
Reply from Brogan Maclean at Kids Planet Whitwood
Thank you for your lovely feedback.

We are very pleased to hear that your little one enjoys his time at nursery, how wonderful that he shares his experiences when he comes home!

Thank you…read more
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Review from Beata L (Mother of Child) published on 12 August 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely love this nursery and all staff my daughter visiting this nursery for a year nearly and she is confident and she loves all people there and the kids. I appreciate everything that they did and are still doing for my little one. Nursery did help her with talking, and getting friends and more.
For sure will be tears there when we leave, love it can’t be more happy than already I am.
Reply from Brogan Maclean at Kids Planet Whitwood
Thank you Beata for your lovely feedback.

We are very pleased to hear how happy and settled your child is with us here at Hillside, knowing our families are also happy and content is extremely…read more
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Review from Lisa P (Mother of Child) published on 23 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have never had a moment's hesitation in leaving my children in the care of Hillside for the last 4 years. The staff are amazing; friendly, caring, dedicated, professional. The buildings are old, but well maintained giving the setting a very homely feel with lots of outdoor space, which is well used.
It is small enough to know all the staff, but big enough for the children to make friends. Activities are well planned, engaging and take account of the children's interests.
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Review from Emma (Godmother of Child) published on 24 September 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
If you are looking for a homely, loving, stimulating environment this is the place to be. Staff are committed to providing such wonderful experience and high quality care, they also plan fantastic family events giving families the opportunity to get to know the practitioners caring for their children.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.723)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.723) out of 10 for Kids Planet Whitwood 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 16 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 4.723 for Kids Planet Whitwood is calculated as follows: ( (166 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (6 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (6 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 191 Ratings = 4.723
  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 Kids Planet Whitwood 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 65 number of registered child places is 13, 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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Lisa Childs

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Lisa Childs is the nursery manager at Kids Planet Whitwood.

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