Full-day nursery in Duston, West Northamptonshire
Caring Kindergartens
Duston St. Lukes Centre, Main Road, Duston, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6JB · 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 April 2013Reference EY462952Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places104 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Duston St. Lukes Centre, Main Road, Duston, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6JB · More nurseries in NN5
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Holmleigh Close, Hawkstone Close and The Squirrels PH.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Luke's Field3 min walk
- Einstein Park4 min walk
- Tavener Fields Park6 min walk
- Mendip Park8 min walk
- Westbury Close Park8 min walk
- St. Luke's Playground3 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © 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 West Northamptonshire there are about 3.2 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.
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Caring Kindergartens is a full-day nursery at Duston St. Lukes Centre, Main Road, Duston, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6JB, in Duston, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 104 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by C K Childcare Limited.
Run by C K Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Caring KindergartensThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Noah's Ark PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Millway Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Hopping Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Chiltern Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Lyncrest Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Upton Meadows Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Quinton House School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- The Duston School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 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 11 August 2022, 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 104 children at any one time.
Who runs Caring Kindergartens?
Caring Kindergartens is run by C K Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Caring Kindergartens?
Northampton is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Caring Kindergartens?
You can call 01604 583229 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 · 30 October 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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY462952 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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