Red Kite Children's Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Knaresborough for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2008, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours of Government funded accepted from 9 months - 4 years.
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 8LSWhat 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, 30 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children build strong bonds with staff, who are kind and friendly. Staff praise children for taking turns as they play in the sand and water play. Children's behaviour is good, and they regularly use good manners. Staff are good role models and speak to children with respect. They value children's ideas. For example, staff listen to their views as they pretend to sell cakes. Staff ask questions, such as 'What flavour do you think this one is?' This helps children develop their thinking skills and imagination. Staff help to extend young children's vocabulary and language skills. For example, they explain what a croissant is and use words, such as 'delicious' to describe them. Staff use familiar songs and nursery rhymes with younger children to further support their speech.
Children demonstrate that they have high self-esteem and confidently talk about what they are doing. For example, they proudly tell visitors about their visits to school. Children listen intently to new information and stories, to develop their listening and attention skills. They confidently develop their imaginative skills as they create pictures with various materials and resources.
Children enjoy learning and make choices as they play. They develop a good understanding of mathematics. For example, children learn to count as they build towers with blocks. Staff encourage older children to solve problems and develop their thinking skills. Children work out how they can remove water from the top of the sand tray, without removing the sand too. Older children develop skills in preparation for their move to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- set more ambitious targets for children's planned next steps for learning, to challenge children more and to help accelerate their progress n extend staff practices to encourage the quieter, less confident children more in large-group activities to motivate their learning more effectively.
- 30 May 2024Good
- 12 September 2018Outstanding
- 12 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Red Kite Children's Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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