Kiddi Caru Nursery
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Milton Keynes 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2009, with 89 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 Milton Keynes
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Milton Keynes 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
MK7 8FDWhat 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.
- 12 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish and thrive at this nursery, where their unique personalities and interests are nurtured and celebrated. They form close and loving attachments with the incredibly kind and caring staff. For instance, babies smile and laugh as they roll baubles back and forth with their key person. They blow kisses and wave as staff greet them or leave the room. A highly-effective, key-person system means that every child has an adult that knows them extremely well.
Children are inquisitive, curious and motivated to learn. They are excited to explore and discover what they can do from the rich range of activities and experiences staff provide. For example, toddlers squeal with laughter as they touch ice and feel the cold sensation. They watch in awe as the ice begins to melt into water. Staff clearly explain what is happening and support children to make links between the snowy weather outside. Children play harmoniously alongside one another as they add paint to the water and become immersed in the sensory experience of expanding the activity. Pre-school children discuss the smell of different spices as they make their own winter dough. They remember the new vocabulary they have learned, such as 'ginger' and 'cinnamon.' They work together and listen to each other's ideas as they make predictions about how their mixtures will change.
Children are polite and considerate of one another and consistently display good behaviour. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make excellent progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - increase support for staff to improve the quality of interactions with the youngest children, so that all staff are consistently promoting children's early communication and language development.
- 15 December 2022Good
- 25 April 2017Good
- 1 June 2016Good
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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