Full-day nursery in Wadcroft, North Northamptonshire
Windermere Day Nursery
Haweswater Road, KETTERING, NN16 8LX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 August 2001Reference 260738Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places116 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 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
Haweswater Road, KETTERING, NN16 8LX · More nurseries in NN16
Stations
- Kettering22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Gipsy Lane, Hospital and Hospital Grounds.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pocket Park5 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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Windermere Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Haweswater Road, KETTERING, NN16 8LX, in Wadcroft, North Northamptonshire. It is registered for 116 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 9 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Childbase Partnership Limited.
Run by Childbase Partnership Limited (company), which runs 44 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.0 miles
- Kettering Park Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Kettering Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- St Peter's School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.1 miles
- Hawthorn Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 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 1.3 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 Windermere Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Windermere Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 17 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Windermere Day Nursery take?
Windermere Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 116 children at any one time.
Who runs Windermere Day Nursery?
Windermere Day Nursery is run by Childbase Partnership Limited, which runs 44 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Windermere Day Nursery?
Kettering is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Windermere Day Nursery?
You can call 01536 520075 and visit childbasepartnership.com.
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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 260738 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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