Kiddi Caru Nursery
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Writtle Chelmsford 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2006, with 118 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 Essex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex 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
CM1 3SSWhat 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.
- 13 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have good relationships with their key person and other staff, who remember their names even if they are not based in the same room. Children quickly form strong bonds with their special person and seek them out to share their ideas, thoughts and achievements. This helps to support children's personal, social and emotional development. Babies settle into their room easily. They are supported at all times by attentive key staff, which helps them to form a strong relationship from which to explore their new surroundings. They gradually move further away from their special person, safe in the knowledge they are not far away.
Older children share their ideas with staff, who help them to create drawings and models based on their thoughts. For example, when children ask for help to draw a tow truck, staff are on hand to help bring their ideas to life, creating models from construction bricks. Mealtimes are well organised. Children enjoy these social times, where they are able to interact, listen to staff and their friends, and develop their social skills. Staff are on hand to help children cut their food and practise pouring water into their cups. Children behave well. They understand staff's expectations for their behaviour and act accordingly. For example, children know how to stay safe in the forest school area.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the consistency of staff's teaching skills to extend children's learning to the highest level n support staff to plan and adapt group activities to encourage all children, including the youngest, to take part and remain engaged.
- 20 January 2022Good
- 26 August 2021Inadequate
- 9 March 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 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.
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