What Ofsted grade does RAFA Kidz Boulmer have?

RAFA Kidz Boulmer was rated Good at its inspection on 24 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can RAFA Kidz Boulmer take?

Ofsted registers RAFA Kidz Boulmer for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Alnwick has 41.

How much does RAFA Kidz Boulmer cost?

RAFA Kidz Boulmer sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does RAFA Kidz Boulmer offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask RAFA Kidz Boulmer how it offers them.

When was RAFA Kidz Boulmer last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected RAFA Kidz Boulmer on 24 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is RAFA Kidz Boulmer part of a nursery group?

Yes. RAFA Kidz Boulmer is one of 20 day nurseries in England run by Rafa Kidz.

RAFA Kidz Boulmer

Day nursery in Alnwick, NE66. Part of the Northumberland council area.

Portal Place, Longhoughton, Alnwick, NE66 3JN

Run by Rafa Kidz

40 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

2 of 3 in our Alnwick ranking

£117 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 24 July 2025

Ofsted grades for RAFA Kidz Boulmer, inspection of 24 July 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

RAFA Kidz Boulmer sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£140	£444
2 years old	£126	£398
3 to 4 years old	£117	£369

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

RAFA Kidz Boulmer against Alnwick

	RAFA Kidz Boulmer	Alnwick average
Places	40	41
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

RAFA Kidz Boulmer is run by Rafa Kidz, which has 20 nurseries in England and 2 rated Outstanding.

Questions parents ask about RAFA Kidz Boulmer

What Ofsted grade does RAFA Kidz Boulmer have?: RAFA Kidz Boulmer was rated Good at its inspection on 24 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can RAFA Kidz Boulmer take?: Ofsted registers RAFA Kidz Boulmer for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Alnwick has 41.
How much does RAFA Kidz Boulmer cost?: RAFA Kidz Boulmer sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North East charges £166 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does RAFA Kidz Boulmer offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask RAFA Kidz Boulmer how it offers them.
When was RAFA Kidz Boulmer last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected RAFA Kidz Boulmer on 24 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is RAFA Kidz Boulmer part of a nursery group?: Yes. RAFA Kidz Boulmer is one of 20 day nurseries in England run by Rafa Kidz.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.