Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett
Outstanding★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Poole for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2018, with 64 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 Dorset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Dorset 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
BH16 6JEWhat 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, 15 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive incredibly happy and confident. They greatly benefit from an extensive and ambitious curriculum, which includes a strong focus on communication and language. Children relish exploring and learning independently with the skilled support of the passionate and knowledgeable staff. Whether they are practising their throwing and catching in the garden or exploring the vegetables at the allotment, they play extremely kindly and considerately together. Children have an excellent understanding of how their behaviour can affect each other's feelings. They show respect and appreciate the similarities and differences between themselves and others extremely well.
Exceptional staff have high expectations for all children. Their knowledge of children's next steps and individual learning needs is outstanding. Staff use children's interests extremely effectively to highly challenge and inspire children.
This supports every child successfully, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to make the best possible progress. As a result, children excel in all areas of learning. Staff skilfully plan enticing activities in the orchard and allotment. Children are highly motivated to take part and remain engaged for extended periods of time. For example, children excitedly look for butterflies and bees in the pollination beds. They count and talk about shapes as they carefully handle the vegetables and explore mathematical concepts. Staff model new language, such as 'pollination', as children become completely absorbed in meaningful learning.
- 15 September 2023Outstanding
- 31 August 2021Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett
- 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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