Full-day nursery in Towcester, West Northamptonshire
KidsStop
6 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6AF · 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 November 2020Reference 2598835Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 June 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
6 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6AF · More nurseries in NN12
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including The Lindens, White Bear PH and Vernon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Watermeadows3 min walk
- Sawpit Green4 min walk
- Bury Mount Green6 min walk
- River Walk6 min walk
- Shires Meadow Park9 min walk
- 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.
What parents say
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KidsStop is a full-day nursery at 6 Watling Street East, Towcester, NN12 6AF, in Towcester, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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| KidsStopThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Towcester Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Marie Weller Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Greens Norton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.7 miles
- Sponne School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 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 KidsStop's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated KidsStop Good at its inspection on 15 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can KidsStop take?
KidsStop is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact KidsStop?
You can call 01604 356065 and visit www.kidsstop.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 2598835 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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