Kids at Heart was established in 1994 to provide high quality childcare in a comfortable, safe and stimulating environment.

Kids at Heart is an equal opportunity employer, encouraging all staff to extend their own personal development. The company has achieved Investors in People standard since 2000.

Nidderdale Children's Day Nursery based at Lingerfield, Knaresborough and The School House Nursery in Pannal, are both operated within the Kids at Heart company. The management team has over 20 years experience in setting up and running crèches, children's day nurseries and Kids' Clubs, caring for babies through to teenagers.

The nurseries aim to offer facilities of the highest standard with many extra benefits for the most important, formative years of a child's life.

Nidderdale Children's Day Nursery is situated in the idyllic countryside of North Yorkshire. The accomodation is purpose built, including separate rooms for babies and young infants, plus a series of classrooms and acitivity rooms for the older children. It also includes office, kitchen, where our chef provides delicious, home cooked, nutritional meals, visitor’s room, staff room and cloakrooms for children.

The rooms are light, spacious, well decorated and well equipped. Outside there is a large, safe, enclosed play area.

The School House Nursery is situated within the grounds of Pannal CP School. This cosy setting provides separate room for babies, activity room and classroom, together with sleep room, kitchen and secure outdoor play area.

Our nurseries are Ofsted registered which means they have been inspected for the main strengths and any areas for improvement which may be identified during the inspection. Both settings have achieved Good outcomes in recent inspections, which means all aspects of the provision were strong in the quality and standards of care and nursery education.

Kids' Clubs

Kids' Clubs are located at Western Primary School and Woodlands Junior School in Harrogate. Care is offered before and after school and during school holidays for children aged between 4-11 years. Nidderdale Kids' Club in Lingerfield has limited placements for children from 4-8 years.

Located in welcome, caring, stimulating environment, there are a wide variety of activities including art and crafts, outdoor play and sports, games, quizzes, cooking, to name but a few! Contact our Kids' Clubs or main office for more details.