Kiddi Caru Nursery
Outstanding★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Bedford for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2002, with 95 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 Bedford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bedford 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
MK42 9AUWhat 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, 8 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in the nursery. They enthusiastically learn through their purposeful play and through the meaningful interactions they have with highly receptive and skilled staff. Babies and very young children feel flour and pour water to help make their own play dough. Older children build on a similar activity, recalling the ingredients and quantities they need to make their dough. They work out what to do if they think their mixture feels too dry or too wet before adding herbs and spices to make their dough unique. Children say it smells 'delicious' and is soft to knead. Later, children use the dough to help them strengthen their hand muscles.
They use songs to describe the movements they use while they roll, squash and chop their dough. This contributes to children's readiness for writing.
Very young children show their fascination for sea creatures frozen in ice. They tap the ice and rummage in the shallow tray to find other creatures and plants. They spontaneously return to the tray throughout the day, feeling the water when the ice begins to melt. Staff narrate what children see and feel and talk about the objects found. They give children time to repeat words and find out what they remember when children go back to the tray. This helps to build on children's developing vocabulary and understanding of the world around them.
- 8 June 2023Outstanding
- 2 November 2017Good
- 9 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kiddi Caru 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
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