Kido Clerkenwell

From my first interaction with the Parent Relationship Manager, I knew this school was for my kid. The kindness and patience shown from everyone is comforting. My kid entered at 2 and a half years old not knowing a word of English and now (4 months later) can express himself with ease. I am grateful for the assistance given to me and my family since day one and suggest Kido Clerkenwell to any parent who is looking for a compassionate, nurturing, and stimulating childcare centre for their kids. The team at Kido Clerkenwell is incredible.

I immediately loved the light, airy space of the pre-schooler room and the outdoor space during our first tour of the childcare centre but it has been the care and attention of the team ever since that has impressed me most. Although cheerful-go-lucky at home, our son is quite shy but he has really come out of his shell at Kido and actually looks forward to going to childcare centre every day which is a huge relief as a parent. From the vast array of thoughtful, creative activities that are planned in every day to the enthusiasm and kindness demonstrated by the team the best testament is that we will soon be sending our 8 month old here too. This is the fourth childcare centre that our just-turned-four-year-old has attended due to house moves etc but it is the first one that he seems truly settled.

Nearly a year has gone by and she has progressed amazingly, she reaches all her milestones, loves all the team in her room, loves coming into childcare centre and most importantly, her social skills are excellent for a 16-month-old!
It has been excellent seeing how well she is doing and will continue on to preschool at Kido Clerkenwell. Definitely suggest! Kido is an outstanding childcare centre, my daughter has been attending their baby room since she was 5 and a half months old!

We are very pleased with the team, curriculums and facilities. It’s not only helping our son to grow and learn a lot of new things, it’s also reassuring for us to leave him in Kido while we are working. The team are really communicative and supportive. They give us daily reports about his activities in person and there is an app that tracks my son’s activities and developmental milestones. Our son has been attending for over a year and he really loves to come to Kido.

We have been so lucky to find this place for our baby daughter. As first-time parents, we were scared about leaving our daughter when she was 10 months old but we cannot suggest enough this place for the incredible teacher and the entire team. Updates works perfectly which makes everything smoother and everybody is really attentive about babies and toddlers. I never picked up or left my daughter without seeing a smile on her face and I can see that also the other kids are consistently cheerful. This is invaluable and it shows how the ambience is genuinely healthy and the best place for a baby and toddler to grow up.
Thank you to the incredible Discoverers room team! Kido Clerkenwell is an incredible childcare centre.

While all of these matter, the real value has been in the care and kindness of the team. Our daughter started childcare centre as a toddler and the amount of time and care the team put into helping her settle was impressive. The team really listened to us and worked with us to make our daughter’s transition to childcare centre a smooth one. For example, the team helped us put together a photo book ahead of starting childcare centre and provided regular updates via the app so we could talk about childcare centre more easily at home. Our daughter’s keyworker is outstanding and shows enormous sensitivity and kindness, our daughter adores her. All of the early effort has paid off and our daughter loves going to childcare centre each day. Ultimately, what really matters in any childcare centre is that the kids are seen and treated warmly while away from home. Kido Clerkenwell has this in spades. We were initially attracted to Kido Clerkenwell because of its airy playtime rooms, generous outdoor space and its discovering curriculum.

The team are fantastic, the facilities and technology are very modern and I adore that they have a large separate baby room with its own outdoor space, which keeps the little ones super secure. We looked at a lot of nurseries in the area for our ten month old daughter and this was by far the best option. The facilities are bright and airy and the amount of outdoor space is really impressive for a central London childcare centre. The application process was also very straightforward, unlike some other popular nurseries in the area I could mention! Now that my daughter has started at the childcare centre we use an app for most of our communications, including lots of photos, which is incredibly reassuring and super convenient for day-to-day admin. The team have been absolutely exceptional and my daughter genuinely loves her key worker. I have so much gratitude for the team’s hard work and so much respect for their relentlessly upbeat attitudes! I’m so cheerful we chose this childcare centre for our daughter!

We have recently made the sad decision to move him out of the childcare centre as we have moved too far away for the commute to be practical. We were extremely fortunate in that for the majority of his time at Kido Clerkenwell my son had the same remarkable key worker, as well as two other members of team who were all stellar and obviously really cared for him. My son loved going into childcare centre and was a nightmare coming home, which speaks wonders. They planned lots of outstanding activities which had a excellent focus on discovering. The facilities are outstanding, in particular the back garden, which is huge and really hard to find in central London. The meals were all freshly prepared to a high standard. It’s also been excellent to see a member of team promoted to the childcare centre manager role as her enthusiasm for Kido Clerkenwell and the kids is contagious. Our only feedback would be to try to nurture a bit more of a community between the parents. Our son attended Kido Clerkenwell between April 2019 and March 2021.

We also have our second son at Kido and he loves the team and enjoys himself and it is lovely to see how he is developing on a regular basis. Kido is a excellent childcare centre, the team are welcoming and go above and beyond to make the kids sense cared for.
I have two sons, one who has just started primary school and spent three and a half years at Kido and can only speak highly of our journey.

We were nervous to send him to childcare centre when he was 10 months old, but there’s such a inviting, nurturing atmosphere here that our fears were quickly put to rest. Our son is clearly thriving. His key workers are compassionate, attentive and enthusiastic. We adore how much time he spends outdoors in the babies’ dedicated playtime area, which has everything a toddler could wish for – bikes, balls, soft playtime, picnic blankets, water games etc. His self‑assurance has grown massively and we’re cheerful to see him developing both social and cognitive skills. Our 18-month-old loves his days in the Discoverers room at Kido.