Full-day nursery in Abington, West Northamptonshire
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool
473 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 3HN · 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 June 2021Reference 2638089Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 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
473 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 3HN · More nurseries in NN3
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Briton Road, Abington Park and Beech Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Abington Park1 min walk
- Brookland Pocket Park10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 473 Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 3HN, in Abington, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited.
Run by The Childcare Corporation Limited (company), which runs 56 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
- Cedar Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Weston Favell CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Stimpson Avenue Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Barry Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Abington Vale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Eastfield Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Wallace Road Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 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 Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 18 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool?
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited, which runs 56 nurseries.
How do I contact Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01604 712098 and visit www.grandiruk.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2638089 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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