Kindred Lowdham
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Lowdham for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 1991, with 65 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 Nottinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Nottinghamshire 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
NG14 7ENWhat 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, 24 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are given choices and their views are valued by staff, helping to create a culture of respect. For example, staff ask children in the pre-school room whether they want to play indoors or outdoors. Children in the baby room are asked to choose soft toys from a song bag to indicate which nursery rhyme they would like to hear to support their early speaking skills. Children show positive relationships with staff. For example, children in the toddler room laugh loudly when they listen to staff read funny stories. They rest their head on a member of staff's knee when they need a moment of calm and reassurance.
Children show that they enjoy the time they spend in the nursery garden. Children in the pre-school room show good balance and coordination when they climb over crates and down wooden ramps. Staff stand close to them to promote their safety and to offer them a helping hand if they need it. Children in the pre-school room are supported by staff to learn how to manage conflicts in their play. For example, when two children play with sand and want to use the same spades and forks, staff ask them what they could do. Children decide to let one child have the equipment for four minutes and then to swap.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to extend their professional development to help develop their knowledge of how to support children in the baby room to challenge their large physical skills n support staff to strengthen the delivery of planned activities to include all identified learning intentions for children.
- 24 April 2023Good
- 14 August 2017Outstanding
- 12 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kindred Lowdham
- 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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