Kiddi Caru Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Plymouth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2022. Open since 2007, with 100 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 Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
PL7 5JXWhat 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, 24 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at this setting. They make good use of the inviting inside and outside learning spaces and activities based on their interests. Children enjoy learning and are inquisitive as they investigate things that interest them. For example, in the garden, the children find a spider. They creatively build a 'spider web bridge' to enable the spider to travel across the whole construction area.
Children work cooperatively to use the boxes, tubes and masking tape. They consider how the spider might travel.
Children develop their vocabulary and communication skills and are confident in making choices and expressing their views. Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is good. Staff know the children very well and use this knowledge to ensure that all children get the best out of their time in the setting.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- sequence the curriculum more precisely, so that staff teaching meets and challenges children's individual needs even further n provide further opportunities for children to explore and problem solve activities with numbers, shapes and patterns to extend their already good mathematical skills.
- 24 March 2022Good
- 27 April 2016Outstanding
- 19 April 2011Outstanding
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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