Kids Planet Horsforth

Wood Lane, Leeds LS18 4HH
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9.6 227 Reviews
  • Kids Planet Horsforth, Leeds
Kids Planet Horsforth is a family owned private nursery that gives children the best start to life by giving them the confidence to play and learn about the world around them. Children are nurtured and encouraged as they discover their own unique personality and take part in a wide variety of activities to boost their imagination and social skills.

The nursery takes the safety of children very seriously and has complex security systems including CCTV monitoring and door entry intercom devices.

The nursery has age appropriate rooms, designed and furnished with resources and furniture to assist child carers covering the principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Olivia Merifield (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 22

Total Places for Children

  • 147

Age Range

  • from 0 years 0 months
  • to 4 years 11 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 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 5 days over the Christmas period

Kids Planet Horsforth Reviews (227)

9.6

Kids Planet Horsforth has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.643) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kids Planet Horsforth has 227 reviews.

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Review from Jaskaren M (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has thrived since starting at this nursery.
All staff are very friendly and it is very well organised.
The nursery is always very clean.
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Review from Claire W (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My first daughter has been attending Kinderhaven since she was 9 months old and is now 4.5 years. My second daughter is just about to start at Kinderhaven. The nursery is absolutely fantastic and the staff are fabulous as they always make you feel so welcome and will chat about your child in-depth.
The activities that they do in Brightstar's really helps prepare them for school - my daughter's writing has really developed. The outdoor space is great and used frequently throughout the day. The food is great, my daughter often says that she really enjoys the food.
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Review from Lisa A (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We now have two children attending Kinderhaven, Wood Lane. Both children thoroughly enjoy the days they spend here. The staff are absolutely fantastic, I could not recommend this nursery highly enough.
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Review from Kevin S (Father of Child) published on 30 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Everyone involved with Kinder Haven has been excellent. Very friendly in the morning and always keeping you updated on the app as things progress. My son has evolved throughout his journey within Kinder Haven and I would highly recommend the experience to everyone.
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Review from Fran M (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to nursery here. The staff work incredibly hard to make sure they know the children in their care inside out so that they can care for them in the best way possible.
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Review from Hashmi P (Mother of Child) published on 30 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very pleasant staff, always happy to help.
Our little boy loves it, so thankful for all their hard work.
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Review from Ross (Father of Child) published on 29 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been going for 3 days a week for 4 months now and absolutely loves going here. He is well looked after by staff and his development has been massively helped by being here.
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Review from Paul M (Father of Child) published on 29 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The team at Kinder Haven are fantastic. Our children have attended for several years and throughout that time we have had great communication, great support and the team have offered a safe, stimulating and welcoming environment. Our children have thrived under the care of the team leaders.
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Review from Sophie (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are friendly, caring and well informed. My children love attending. Facilities and food are both excellent.
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Review from Joanne R (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've been very happy with the care my daughters received. Communication between staff and parents is good and we've found them very supportive with personal issues. My daughter is happy at nursery which is the best sign that Kinder Haven are doing a good job. Thank you.
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Review from Simon D (Father of Child) published on 17 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has attended Kinder Haven 5 days each week for the past 12 months since the age of 9 months old. The facility is maintained to a high level with well proportioned rooms and outdoor play areas. Security is excellent along with communication between staff/parents. As first-time parents, this
nursery has exceeded our expectations and our daughter is benefiting as a result.
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Review from Stacey T (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery, my little boy attends here and staff are very helpful and proactive in encouraging individual children's learning and development.
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Review from Afreen Y (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The manager and staff at the nursery are very hands-on and so welcoming. A great atmosphere in the nursery, always fun activities for my little boy. Cleanliness is 10/10
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Review from Aileen A (Mother of Child) published on 16 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I’ve had 2 boys at this nursery from the day it’s opened and I can’t say anything bad about it. I have a great relationship with the staff and my boys have made great friends. They are so well looked after every day and the staff are caring, friendly and will go out of their way to help with anything.
My eldest has allergies and they have fully accommodated him since we found out and they make him different food so he never misses out. When he had to start wearing glasses, they had all of the children set up a mini optician in the room and they all got on board with trying on glasses. I get an update on parent portal daily of different activities my boys are doing, nappy changes, naps and food!
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Review from Emily C (Mother of Child) published on 28 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has gone to Kinder Haven since she was 18 months old and we’ve always found them to be exceptional. The staff are warm and friendly and really know the children well. We’ll be sad when she goes off to primary school in September!
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Review from H R (Mother of Child) published on 12 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Kinder Haven for just over two years and I have nothing but good things to say. The nursery itself is always extremely clean, tidy and safe with key fob access to every part of the building and, unlike most other nurseries that I viewed, the classes are split into age groups
which means activities are tailored specifically to your child's age and ability. They have great facilities with a sensory room for the little ones and separate playgrounds for different age groups with tons of equipment for the children to play with. The staff have been amazing and, most importantly, I have a great amount of trust in them and know that they will keep me well informed of any accidents, illnesses and with regards to my daughter's development.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Kinder Haven to anyone looking for a nursery, we've been extremely happy with our decision so far.
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Review from Philippa F (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery. Very clean, staff are great - really polite and all seem to know all children's names despite it being a large nursery. Really good meals and my daughter always seems really happy there
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Review from Abby S (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Daughter has attended Kinder Haven since she was 12 weeks old, she is now two and a half, and I would highly recommend it to anyone thinking of sending their child there.


The staff and facilities are excellent. My daughter enjoys going each day so I have no problems dropping her off in the morning.

Her learning and development have continually tracked ahead of her expected ability at her age and this is in my opinion due to the staff.


As well as being highly competent, the staff are extremely caring and my daughter has formed strong bonds with her various key workers and made good friends.


I have friends and family with children at other nurseries and from speaking to them I can honestly say Kinder Haven offers significantly better childcare in all aspects than others I hear about

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Review from Jemima S (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started at this Nursery when she was 8 months old, I was so nervous about leaving her but very quickly stopped worrying when she was at nursery. The staff are all so lovely, actually care and build relationships with the children, look after them so well and update you on everything they
do, including taking videos of them when they’re learning new tricks, and then upload them to the app. When picking up my daughter they always told me what she’d eaten, how much, if she had napped and how long. As well as all this, I was always amazed by the things she had learnt at Nursery, developed so much while she was there.
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Review from Holly C (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter never settled at her previous nursery and I regularly had to pick her up because she was so distraught. Since being at Kinder Haven she has grown in confidence and now looks forward to nursery and talks with pride about all of her friends. The standard of classrooms, equipment, staff training
and the facilities is second to none. I’ve never seen such a professionally run nursery before. They have managed to retain complete personability and a welcoming atmosphere, whilst operating on an impeccably professional level. No sense of warmth has been lost to organisation and diligence. The whole building buzzes with the excitement of happy children. It is spotlessly clean and the staff are authoritative, confident and clearly very well trained, yet warm and genuinely caring with the children. I would recommend it to anyone who was looking for a fantastic start for their baby.
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.643)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.643) out of 10 for Kids Planet Horsforth is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 20 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 4.963 for Kids Planet Horsforth is calculated as follows: ( (231 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 240 Ratings = 4.963
  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 4.68 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kids Planet Horsforth is based on 20 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 147 number of registered child places is 29.4. 20 Positive Reviews ÷ 29.4 = 0.68
  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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Olivia Merifield

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello! I’m the Nursery Manager at Kids Planet Horsforth. We’re a family-owned nursery dedicated to giving children the best start in life through play, exploration, and nurturing support. Our team creates a safe, inspiring environment where every child is encouraged to grow in confidence, imagination, and social skills, supported by age-appropriate spaces and the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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