Caring Kindergartens
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Stratford-Upon-Avon for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 1997, with 55 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 Warwickshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warwickshire 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
CV37 0RFWhat 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, 10 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are friendly, kind and caring. As children arrive, staff greet them with warmth and enthusiasm. Staff develop strong bonds with children. They help children to acquire the skills and attitudes they need to help to prepare them for the next stage of learning and their eventual move on to school. Children form firm friendships and show kindness to each other. For example, when a child trips up, another child asks, 'Are you ok?' Staff teach children to be independent. Babies learn to feed themselves. Two- and three-year-old children serve their own food.
Children follow good hygiene procedures. They wash their hands after playing outside and before they have their snack and their lunch.
Staff support children to develop good physical skills. In the garden, pre-school children run, jump and climb. Two-year-old children have great fun using exercise hoops. They show high levels of perseverance as they practise their techniques.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of routine tasks, so they do not disrupt children's learning n support staff to consistently provide activities that match children's learning needs and interests.
- 10 June 2024Good
- 23 August 2018Outstanding
- 17 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Caring Kindergartens
- 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
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