Building Blocks Christian Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Kettering for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2003, with 40 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in North Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
NN15 6QZWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 5 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and eager to learn in the safe and welcoming nursery. They quickly settle as they find an activity of their choosing. Staff model mathematical language as children scoop up oats and fill containers. They encourage children to describe how containers are 'empty' and 'full'. Children play in harmony with their friends as they learn to share toys and resources. Staff sing action songs with toddlers, who giggle and smile as they learn how to make their bodies 'big' and
'small'. Children are encouraged to build their large-muscle skills as they climb steps and shout, 'Ready, steady go!', before pushing themselves down the slide.
Younger children are helped to develop their growing imaginations as they pretend to care for 'babies'. Staff encourage children to find blankets to wrap them in before they push them in pushchairs. Older children are respectful to others as they take turns to delve into a 'song box' that has pictures and props of characters from songs. Children demonstrate what they have previously learned as they join in the words to the familiar songs that they sing with enthusiastic staff. Toddlers build their small-muscle skills in preparation for writing as they squeeze and squash play dough. Staff help children to mould the dough and to use rolling pins and cutters.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to embed the curriculum, with particular regard to supporting children's growing independence n focus on enhancing staff interactions with children during routine activities to further support their communication and language n strengthen staff skills in reinforcing clear explanations to support children's understanding and behaviour.
- 5 February 2024Good
- 9 April 2018Good
- 11 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Building Blocks Christian Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.