Kindred Girton
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Cambridge 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2022. Open since 2012, 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 Cambridgeshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Cambridgeshire 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
CB3 0QHWhat 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.
- 10 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy and confident in this warm and nurturing setting.
Babies form secure attachments, which supports their emotional development and a love of learning. Young children learn through meaningful sensory experiences, and older children experiment with leaves in the garden, seeing how far they can blow in the wind. From an early age, children confidently express their feelings and self-esteem. Children give praise to one another while making diva lamps with mouldable dough for Diwali. Babies join in with singing and puppets and cheerfully clap when they have finished.
Older and younger children have opportunities to play together in the outdoor areas. This has a positive impact on children's early social development and supports smooth transitions to the next stages of their learning. Children are kind to one another and understand what is expected of them. Staff consistently model kind behaviours and speak to children about how they are feeling. This supports children who struggle to regulate their behaviour. Children are motivated to learn and staff support children through play, taking their lead. For example, children in the pre-school room vote on what to call their new pumpkin that they have.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- allow children more time to think about their responses to questions, to help increase and challenge their learning even more n create more opportunities for children to learn skills to develop their independence.
- 24 October 2022Good
- 22 December 2016Good
- 7 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kindred Girton
- 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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