Full-day nursery in Little Studley, North Yorkshire
Kindercare
Kearsley Road, Ripon, HG4 2RN · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kearsley Road, Ripon, HG4 2RN · More nurseries in HG4
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including The Red House and Darnborough Gate.
Parks and playgrounds
- College Lawns4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Spa Park playground11 min walk
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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 Kearsley Road, Ripon, HG4 2RN, in Little Studley, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 126 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 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
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Moorside Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Sharow Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Outwood Primary Academy Greystone Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.4 miles
- Ripon Grammar School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Outwood Academy Ripon Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 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 Kindercare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kindercare Good at its inspection on 17 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kindercare take?
Kindercare is registered with Ofsted for up to 126 children at any one time.
Who runs Kindercare?
Kindercare is run by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited, which runs 300 nurseries.
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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
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY300452 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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