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Nurseries in Kettering

There are 26 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Kettering, and 25 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Kettering

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 24 settings (3 Outstanding, 21 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Abeona Warkton - Day nursery, Kettering NN15 5AA, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 3 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Mawsley - Day nursery, Kettering NN14 1FG, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 18 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Broughton Under Fives Association - Pre-school, Kettering NN14 1ND, ages 2 to 5, 32 places
    Ofsted, 28 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Building Blocks Christian Day Nursery - Day nursery, Kettering NN15 6QZ, ages 1 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 5 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Kettering Venture Park - Day nursery, Kettering NN15 6XY, 112 places
    Ofsted, 28 September 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Busy Bees Queen of Hearts Kettering - Day nursery, Kettering NN16 9AG, ages 0 to 3, 81 places
    Ofsted, 19 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Duke Street Pre-School - Pre-school, Kettering NN15 5SG, ages 2 to 4, 21 places
    Ofsted, 12 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Glendon Farm Montessori And Forest School - Pre-school, Kettering NN14 1QF, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 15 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Hands Childcare - Day nursery, Kettering NN15 6WF, ages 2 to 11, 35 places
    Ofsted, 16 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kettering Childcare - Day nursery, Kettering NN16 0DH, ages 1 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 14 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Kettering - Day nursery, Kettering NN15 7PH, ages 0 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted, 15 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Thrapston - Day nursery, Kettering NN14 4NG, ages 0 to 4, 78 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Foxes Childcare - Day nursery, Kettering NN14 2SW, 20 places
  • Little Leaders Daycare Ltd - Pre-school, Kettering NN14 6HZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mini Minds Nursery - Day nursery, Kettering NN16 9RU, ages 0 to 9, 36 places
    Ofsted, 23 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Monkey Puzzle Kettering - Day nursery, Kettering NN16 0BP, ages 1 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 4 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Railway Children Nursery - Day nursery, Kettering NN15 7HJ, ages 1 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 3 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rhymetime Kettering - Day nursery, Kettering NN15 5BZ, ages 1 to 10, 64 places
    Ofsted, 2 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ringstead Robins Cio Preschool - Pre-school, Kettering NN14 4DA, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 22 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stanion Pre School - Pre-school, Kettering NN14 1BY, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 6 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stepping Stones Pre-school - Day nursery, Kettering NN16 9DH, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Pre-School - Pre-school, Kettering NN15 5LB, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Titchmarsh Pre School - Pre-school, Kettering NN14 3DF, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 11 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Toddlerz Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Kettering NN16 8QA, ages 2 to 5, 50 places
    Ofsted, 29 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Willow Tree Day Nursery - Day nursery, Kettering NN14 4PL, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 July 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Windermere Day Nursery - Day nursery, Kettering NN16 8LX, ages 0 to 4, 116 places
    Ofsted, 17 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Activate Northants - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 5DJ
  • Barton Seagrave Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 6QY, 40 places
  • Beccy Hurrell Voice & Arts - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN16 0AH
  • Beccy Hurrell Voice & Arts @ Hayfield Cross - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 5FJ
  • Corby Sport Dimensions Limited Pytchley CofE School - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 1EN, 36 places
  • Fiesta Sports Coaching - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 6HZ, 24 places
  • Fiesta Sports Loatlands - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 2NJ, 32 places
  • Fiesta Sports Rothwell Juniors - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 6ER, 28 places
  • Five Star Holiday Clubs - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 1AA
  • Five Star Holiday Clubs - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 7AA
  • Five Star School Clubs - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN16 9DF
  • Five Star School Clubs - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 4JU
  • Kettering Tennis Coaching - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 7JX
  • Lask At Hayfield Cross - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 5FJ, 40 places
  • Millbrook Infant School Wraparound - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 5BZ, 23 places
  • Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - Hall Meadow Primary School - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 7RP
  • Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - Hayfield Cross CE Primary School - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 5FJ
  • Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - Isham C of E Primary School - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 1HD
  • Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - Kettering Buccleuch Academy - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN16 9NS
  • Premier @ Arena Sport - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN15 6PB
  • Premier Education at Brambleside - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN16 9NZ, 45 places
  • Premier Education at KBA - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN16 9NS, 20 places
  • Premier @ Titchmarsh - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 3DR, 15 places
  • Premier @ Trinity - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 3EL, 15 places
  • Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Kettering NN14 1RL, 25 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Kettering

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.