Kids Planet Knaresborough
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Knaresborough for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2024. Open since 2022, with 92 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 North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
HG5 8LFWhat 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, 16 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit from an exciting curriculum which helps them to make good progress. Staff confidently talk about the curriculum focus and know what their key children need to learn next. Since the last inspection, the leadership team and staff team have worked extremely hard to improve the quality of education. This has had a positive impact on children's learning, particularly in their personal, social and emotional development. Children develop the skills they need to move on to the next stages in their learning and their behaviour is good. Staff who work in preschool are extremely proud of children's progress. Children show emerging levels of concentration and begin to take turns and share without support.
Since the pandemic, staff continue to focus on supporting children to extend their vocabulary and improve their communication and language skills. Toddlers show enjoyment as staff read their favourite story in the cosy area. Young children explore dough, listening and repeating as staff model key words and new animal names to them. Children show they feel safe and secure in the nursery. For instance, staff who work with babies know them exceptionally well, including those who have recently started. Staff gently sing to them to soothe them and provide plenty of reassurance to help them feel comfortable.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's teaching outdoors to provide a broader curriculum for young children n consider the size of the group when using the sensory room to maintain safe play and exploration for children.
- 16 January 2024Good
- 15 May 2023Needs improvement
- 16 August 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet Knaresborough
- 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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