Full-day nursery in Bedford
Kiddi Caru Nursery
7 Holme Street, Bedford, MK42 9AU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2002Reference EY217012Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places95 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 April 2026Food 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
7 Holme Street, Bedford, MK42 9AU · More nurseries in MK42
Stations
- Bedford St Johns3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Bedford14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Borough Hall, Kingsway Link and Britannia Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Mary's Gardens4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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 Bedford there are about 3.6 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 Nursery is a full-day nursery at 7 Holme Street, Bedford, MK42 9AU, in Bedford. It is registered for 95 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 22 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Peter Pan Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Cauldwell School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- Cherry Trees Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Priory 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
- Shackleton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- St John's School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Polam School ages 1–9has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Castle Newnham School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 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 Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddi Caru Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 8 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddi Caru Nursery take?
Kiddi Caru Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 95 children at any one time.
Who runs Kiddi Caru Nursery?
Kiddi Caru Nursery is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited, which runs 56 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kiddi Caru Nursery?
Bedford St Johns is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddi Caru Nursery?
You can call 01234 272262 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
- 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 EY217012 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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