Full-day nursery in Alwalton, Cambridgeshire
Caring Kindergartens
Minerva Business Park, Lynch Wood, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 6FT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 1996Reference 256754Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Minerva Business Park, Lynch Wood, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 6FT · More nurseries in PE2
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Skye Close Playground11 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Cambridgeshire there are about 2.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Caring Kindergartens is a full-day nursery at Minerva Business Park, Lynch Wood, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 6FT, in Alwalton, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Caring Kindergartens Limited.
Run by Caring Kindergartens Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Orton Wistow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Ormiston Meadows Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St John's Church School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.3 miles
- Castor CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.6 miles
- Winyates Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 1.6 miles
- Lime Academy Orton ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.8 miles
- St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.9 miles
- Ormiston Bushfield Academy Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Caring Kindergartens's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Caring Kindergartens Good at its inspection on 13 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Caring Kindergartens take?
Caring Kindergartens is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Caring Kindergartens?
Caring Kindergartens is run by Caring Kindergartens Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Caring Kindergartens?
Ferry Meadows (Nene Valley Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Caring Kindergartens?
You can call 01733 361111 and visit www.caringkindergartens.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 256754 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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