Kiddi Caru Nursery
Good★ 3.1 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Peterborough for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2004, with 121 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 Peterborough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Peterborough 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
PE2 9QBWhat 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.
- 25 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 7 July 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 22 December 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very content and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure at the nursery. They establish strong relationships with the kind and nurturing staff.
Babies babble and smile as staff respond and interact with them gently. They delight in exploring sensory play activities. For example, children curiously search for objects underneath shredded paper. This tactile experience helps to develop babies' cognitive skills in problem solving and object permanence.
Children develop mathematical knowledge as they measure out ingredients when making play dough with staff. They concentrate, listen intently and follow instructions. Children make scientific discoveries as they closely observe how the mixture changes and transforms when adding different ingredients. They use descriptive language like 'sticky' and 'soft', and staff introduce new words, such as
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the monitoring of staff practice so that it focuses more specifically on developing staff's already good teaching skills to an even higher level n improve planning to identify more precisely what children need to learn from an activity so that their learning is maximised.
- 8 February 2023Good
- 19 June 2017Outstanding
- 20 August 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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