Kingswood Community Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Corby for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2016, with 26 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 Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Northamptonshire 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
NN18 9HUWhat 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 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are looked after by kind and caring staff and develop strong relationships with their key persons. Children who are new to the setting settle quickly and enjoy spending time with their new friends. Daily routines are well established, and children demonstrate their understanding of these as they collect their coats before going outside and wash their hands before sitting down for snacks. Simple and effective methods are used to promote children's independence. Children, with the support of staff, select their name from the wall to self-register for their snack, pour their own drinks and choose what they want to eat.
Children benefit from sensitive interactions with staff, who deploy themselves well to meet their care and learning needs and to ensure that they are kept safe. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, benefit equally from the well-planned and carefully resourced environment. Children confidently explore the indoor and outdoor environment and choose what they want to play with.
Overall, children behave well, and staff work hard to implement strategies with children that support them to regulate their own behaviour. Staff are good role models and help children understand their behaviours and what is expected of them. For example, as children play alongside their friends in the garden, they learn to share their favourite construction toys. Staff sit with children and support them to understand the concept of waiting for their turn. Children develop a love of books. They access these independently and enjoy turning the pages and looking at the pictures.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to build a staff team of highly competent early years practitioners so that the curriculum intent and implementation are embedded securely and consistently and meet the needs of all children.
- 20 September 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 25 September 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kingswood Community 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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