Full-day nursery in Harlow, Essex
Kindred Harlow
Harlow Leisurezone, Second Avenue, Harlow, CM20 3DT · 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 June 2010Reference EY399612Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 12 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Harlow Leisurezone, Second Avenue, Harlow, CM20 3DT · More nurseries in CM20
Stations
- Harlow Town23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Leisure Centre and Bus Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bush Fair Park & Paddling Pool8 min walk
- Harlow Town Park10 min walk
- Northbrooks Park12 min walk
- Quasar playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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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Kindred Harlow is a full-day nursery at Harlow Leisurezone, Second Avenue, Harlow, CM20 3DT, in Harlow, Essex. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 33 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Kindred Education (Essex) Limited.
Run by Kindred Education (Essex) Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindred HarlowThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Downs Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.1 miles
- Freshwaters Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Harlow Fields School and College ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Hare Street Community Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- William Martin Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Pemberley Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- St Alban's Catholic Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Abbotsweld Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 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 Kindred Harlow's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kindred Harlow Good at its inspection on 12 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kindred Harlow take?
Kindred Harlow is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Kindred Harlow?
Kindred Harlow is run by Kindred Education (Essex) Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kindred Harlow?
Harlow Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kindred Harlow?
You can call 01279 454495 and visit kindrednurseries.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY399612 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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