Full-day nursery in Alphington, Devon
Kiddi Caru Nursery
Matford Green Business Park, Exeter, EX2 8LB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 September 2016Reference EY536795Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places114 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 November 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
Matford Green Business Park, Exeter, EX2 8LB · More nurseries in EX2
Stations
- Marsh Barton14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Sigford Road, Yeoford Way and Denbury Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riverside Valley Park6 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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 Matford Green Business Park, Exeter, EX2 8LB, in Alphington, Devon. It is registered for 114 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Matford Brook Academy All-throughages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Countess Wear Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Alphington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Wynstream Primary School Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
- Chestnut Nursery School - Exeter Nursery Schools Federation Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected November 2023 1.3 miles
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.4 miles
- Devon Hospitals' Short Stay School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.4 miles
- Exminster Community Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 1.4 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 Good at its inspection on 20 August 2021, 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 114 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?
Marsh Barton is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddi Caru Nursery?
You can call 01392 823327 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 EY536795 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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