Full-day nursery in Harlow Hill, North Yorkshire
Kindercare
2 Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, HG2 9AB · 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 July 1993Reference 400131Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places86 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 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
2 Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, HG2 9AB · More nurseries in HG2
Stations
- Harrogate24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including The Lawns, Harlow Oval and Pannal Ash Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Beckwith Park9 min walk
- Harlow Hill Park9 min walk
- The Oval Gardens10 min walk
- The Oval Gardens10 min walk
- The Stray or Two Hundred Acre (West Park Stray)10 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.
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Kindercare is a full-day nursery at 2 Pannal Ash Road, Harrogate, HG2 9AB, in Harlow Hill, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 86 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited.
Run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 300 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Rossett Acre Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Ashville College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Western Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Oatlands Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Brackenfield School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Duchy College ages 2–18has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Oatlands Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 1.1 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 Kindercare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kindercare Good at its inspection on 9 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kindercare take?
Kindercare is registered with Ofsted for up to 86 children at any one time.
Who runs Kindercare?
Kindercare is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kindercare?
Harrogate is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 400131 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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