Kiddi Caru Nursery
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Exeter 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2016, with 114 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
EX2 8LBWhat 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, 20 August 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
This purpose-built nursery has exciting play spaces indoors and outdoors for children to explore. Babies enjoy looking out from the secure veranda, pointing out the different things they can see. Staff provide words such as 'tree', 'bird' and
'aeroplane' when children spot these, increasing the children's vocabulary. Twoand three-year-olds explore scents and textures through planned activities with purple coloured scented foam and plant leaves. Staff help them to describe and explore what they can feel and smell. Children comment that they like the smell of the rosemary and mint leaves and that the foam, which is sticky, has turned their hands purple. Older children develop mathematical skills as they make shapes with the dough. They talk about the stars they have made, count the sides on the square and work out how many more they need to make five shapes in total. Staff praise children for their efforts, modelling counting to check they have the right number.
Staff support all children well. Children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities receive help and encouragement to boost their learning. All children take part in activities and staff adapt these well to meet individual needs and interests. As a result, children make good progress in their learning. Managers and leaders have adapted practice to support children and families through the changes due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Although parents are not able to bring children into the nursery yet, the manager sets aside a room for new starters and parents. In this way, children and parents get to see some of the nursery and meet the staff before they start, helping children to settle in well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - make sure that staff support children better to express ideas and solve problems, to enhance children's learning.
- 20 August 2021Good
- 16 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 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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