Full-day nursery in Walsworth, Hertfordshire
Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool
117 Grove Road, Hitchin, SG4 0AA · 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 May 2021Reference 2638111Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 13 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places95 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
117 Grove Road, Hitchin, SG4 0AA · More nurseries in SG4
Stations
- Hitchin13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Millstream Close, Girdle Road and Tristram Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cadwell Playing Field3 min walk
- Walsworth Common3 min walk
- Ransom's Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Ransom's Recreation Ground Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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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Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 117 Grove Road, Hitchin, SG4 0AA, in Walsworth, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 95 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.5 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited.
Run by The Childcare Corporation Limited (company), which runs 56 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Toad Hall Nursery HitchinFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Hitchin House Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Early Bird Pre-School (Strathmore)Sessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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| Millennium First Steps Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| The Cookie ClubFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Highover Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- York Road Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Wilshere-Dacre Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- William Ransom Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Ickleford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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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 13 April 2022, 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 95 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.
What is the nearest station to Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool?
Hitchin is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01462 642666 and visit www.grandiruk.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2638111 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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