Full-day nursery in Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Mini Minds Nursery
18a Park Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9RU · 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 October 2020Reference 2606364Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 March 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
18a Park Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9RU · More nurseries in NN16
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Rd, Havelock Street and Midland Band Club.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rockingham Road Park1 min walk
- North Park6 min walk
- Grafton Street Park9 min walk
- Pocket Park10 min walk
- Rockingham Road Park Playground2 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 North Northamptonshire there are about 3.5 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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Mini Minds Nursery is a full-day nursery at 18a Park Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9RU, in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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| Mini Minds NurseryThis 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
- Kettering Park Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Kettering Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Ronald Tree Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Kettering Buccleuch Academy All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Grange Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Brambleside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 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 Mini Minds Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Mini Minds Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Mini Minds Nursery take?
Mini Minds Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mini Minds Nursery?
Kettering is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Mini Minds Nursery?
You can call 01536 238915 and visit minimindsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2606364 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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