Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore

2 Manse Road, Carrowdore, Newtownards BT22 2EY
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9.7 26 Reviews
  • Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore, Newtownards
Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore offers childcare for children aged six months to four years in Carrowdore, County Down.

The nursery is located in a former school that is surrounded by idyllic countryside, offering a peaceful setting for your child to grow and learn. Meanwhile, the setting offers an easy commute into Belfast for parents.

The Little Kingdom team supports each child as an individual, while instilling their core values of having good manners, morals and values. This is done through a wealth of indoor and outdoor activities.

Funding & Fees

Full day 0730-1830 is £61.00
Half day 0730-1300 / 1300- 1830 is £49.00

Fees cover all costs for meals, snacks, nappies, creams, occasional treats, outings, and educational activities

Contact Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore to get a personalised quote.

Contact Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sianon McCarroll & Katie Williamson (Managers)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 7

Total Places for Children

  • 36

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 4 years 0 months

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 & Christmas

Parking

  • Plenty of parking at the rear of the nursery

Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore Reviews (26)

9.7

Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.717) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore has 26 reviews.

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Review from J E (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Little Kingdom Kids Day Nursery for a little over a year now and loves it! It took a while for him to settle at the beginning but the staff were all very reassuring. Of course, I knew he was going to be in safe hands anyway and he soon found that out for himself too in his own time.
The app is a brilliant feature.
The staff team are fantastic, everyone is so friendly, approachable and you can tell all are passionate about what they do.
Reply from Lisa Knox, Management Team at Little Kingdom Kids CarrowdoreLovely to hear this, love to see how settled and comfortable he now is with us. His wee personality is shining through more and more and we love to watch it!
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Review from Jason E (Father of Child) published on 15 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really happy with Little Kingdom Kids Day Nursery, the progress and joy my son has gained cannot be measured. Joining just before his second birthday, he had little social or speech skills as his age group were massively forgotten about during the pandemic, he is now coming on 3 and in my opinion over
achieving 2 going on 10. He loves going to nursery and seeing his friends, he has confidence to speak and confide in staff. All-round brilliant service.
Reply from Lisa Knox, Management Team at Little Kingdom Kids CarrowdoreThank you so much, honestly, it's such a pleasure watching him grow and develop every week, such a big change in him and we love it!
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Review from Lisa M (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great environment for our child to grow and learn. Communication has been great and all staff have been very professional and accommodating. I would very much recommend to other parents to use the great service provided.
Reply from Lisa Knox, Management Team at Little Kingdom Kids CarrowdoreWe appreciate your kind words, it helps us when we have the best kids to work with too.
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Review from Diane H (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son can be very clingy at times and loves his cuddles, so when I see photos on the app of him cuddled into or sitting on a staff member's knee, it is a comfort to me! Nothing seems too much hassle for the staff and they are all pleasant and of a friendly manner. My son can also be a picky eater,
but the staff have been very patient and worked out ways to get him to eat. Staff are trustworthy which is of the utmost importance to me.
Reply from Lisa Knox, Management Team at Little Kingdom Kids CarrowdoreThank you so much, trust me he gets us through the days sometimes with those cuddles too.
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Review from Una C (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My children love going to nursery and get really excited to go. It’s great for me as I can log onto the website when they are there and see pictures and updates of their days as well. The staff have been really kind and reassuring to both the kids and me over the time we have used Little Kingdom Kids
Carrowdore.
Reply from Lisa Knox, Management Team at Little Kingdom Kids CarrowdoreWe appreciate that and love watching the boys settle right in now.
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Review from Samuel M (Father of Child) published on 11 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are really happy with Little Kingdom Kids, Carrowdore. Our son has been going there since September 2020 and he is very well settled there. He gets on brilliantly with the staff and children and all of the staff are absolutely amazing. Communication with parents is also excellent. Little Kingdom
Kids also use My Nursery Pal online to allow parents to keep track of the children's activities. Food is always of a high standard and healthy eating and nutrition is clearly important. When our son first started at Little Kingdom Kids everything was catered for including nappies, which was a great help. I would highly recommend Little Kingdom Kids and we will be sad to see him leave. Thanks!
Reply from Lisa K, Management Team at Little Kingdom Kids CarrowdoreReally appreciate the feedback, Thank you!! The worst part of childcare is watching them grow up and leave.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.717)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.717) out of 10 for Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore 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 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 10 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 4.967 for Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore is calculated as follows: ( (116 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.967
  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 4.75 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Kingdom Kids Carrowdore is based on 10 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.75
    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 36 number of registered child places is 7.2, which has been reached with 10 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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Meet the Team (8)

Sianon

Sianon Mc Carroll

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2021

Sianon has been a valued member of the Little Kingdom Kids team for 4 years. She joined us as a Nursery Assistant and, through her dedication and hard work, has progressed into the role of Manager. Sianon holds a Level 5 qualification in Childcare and brings with her 14 years of experience within the childcare sector.


Sianon works across all rooms in the nursery and loves spending her days giving plenty of cuddles, creating fun and engaging sensory and messy play activities, and playing a variety of games with the children.


Sianon is a fantastic member of our team, and her caring nature means she is loved by all the children — as well as by us!

Katie

Katie Williamson

Job Title: Deputy manager Joined: 2022

Katie has been a valued member of the Little Kingdom Kids family for nearly four years. She holds an NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and brings with her over 14 years of experience in early years education, not to mention the invaluable experience of being a mum to three beautiful girls.


During her time with us, Katie has worked across every room in the nursery and has recently progressed into the role of Deputy Manager — a testament to her dedication, knowledge, and passion for childcare.


Katie loves spending her days planning lots of fun and creative arts and crafts activities. She also enjoys sharing plenty of cuddles, singing nursery rhymes, and reading stories, all of which our children absolutely adore.


With her big, bubbly, and cheerful personality, Katie is a fantastic member of our team. She is loved by all the children — and by us too!

Abbey

Abbey Major

Job Title: Nursery Assistant Joined: 2023

Abbey has been a valued member of the Little Kingdom Kids team for nearly three years. She is currently studying Early Childhood Studies at university and works within our Tweenie Room.


Abbey enjoys spending her days creating artwork, planning a variety of fun and engaging activities, taking the tweenies outside to explore, and, of course, sharing plenty of cuddles.


With her fun, bubbly personality, Abbey is a fantastic member of our team and is loved by all the children — as well as by us!

Jodi

Jodi Keenan

Job Title: Nursery Assistant Joined: 2023

Jodi has been a part of Little Kingdom Kids for over a year now and will be working towards doing her level 3 in childcare. Jodi mainly works with our baby room and enjoys spending her days getting plenty of cuddles and planning lots of sensory/messy play activities which the babies absolutely love. She also enjoys taking the babies outside and singing plenty of nursery rhymes. Jodi is a fantastic member of our team with her fun very enthusiastic personality all the children love her as do we.

Anna

Anna Harvey

Job Title: Nursery Assistant Joined: 2025

Anna has been a part of Little Kingdom Kids for nearly a year now and has her level 3 in childcare. Anna mainly works with our baby room and enjoys spending her days getting plenty of cuddles and planning lots of sensory/messy play activities which the babies absolutely love. She also enjoys taking the babies outside and singing plenty of nursery rhymes. Anna is a fantastic member of our team with her fun very enthusiastic personality all the children love her as do we.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn King

Job Title: Nursery Assistant Joined: 2024

Brooklyn has been a part of Little Kingdom Kids for over a year now and will be working towards doing her level 3 in childcare. Brooklyn mainly works with our Tweenie room and enjoys spending her days getting plenty of cuddles and planning lots of arts and crafts aswell as sensory/messy play activities which the tweenies absolutely love. She also enjoys taking the tweenies outside and singing plenty of nursery rhymes. Brooklyn is a fantastic member of our team with her fun very enthusiastic personality all the children love her as do we.

Saranna

Saranna Parkinson

Job Title: Nursery Assistant Joined: 2025

Saranna has been a part of Little Kingdom Kids for around 6 months and will be working towards doing her level 3 in childcare. Saranna works between our preschool and tweenie room and enjoys spending her days getting plenty of cuddles and planning lots of arts and crafts aswell as sensory/messy play activities which the children absolutely love. She also enjoys taking the children outside and singing plenty of nursery rhymes. Saranna is a fantastic member of our team with her fun very enthusiastic personality all the children love her as do we.

Kerrie-ann

Kerrie-ann McKeag

Job Title: Nursery Assistant Joined: 2025

Kerrie-ann has been a valued member of the Little Kingdom Kids team for a few months and holds a Level 3 qualification in Childcare. She mainly works within our Baby Room and Tweenie Room.


Kerrie-ann loves spending her days reading stories, sharing cuddles, singing, and enjoying arts and crafts activities with the children.


She is a great asset to our team, and it’s clear to see that all the children absolutely love her — as do we!

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