Burgoyne Heights Pre-School
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Dover for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 14:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 1995, with 30 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Kent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kent from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
CT15 5LYWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 9 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at this welcoming and inclusive setting with confidence and enthusiasm to start their day. They have established close and trusting relationships with staff, who know their individual needs well. This contributes to the children feeling happy and secure. Children have positive attitudes towards learning. For example, they show sustained levels of concentration at well-planned activities that interest them. Furthermore, children are resilient, when they encounter difficulties they persevere and keep trying. For instance, when children are building with the magnetic shapes and they fall down, they do not give up and keep trying until they succeed.
The manager along with the staff team, have developed a well sequenced curriculum. Staff have a good understanding of what they want children to learn and why. The current focus is on children's health, and their physical development.
Older children are also preparing for their transition to school. Staff identify that they have supported children to learn the skills necessary to become confident learners, who independently see to their own needs, and verbalise their thoughts and feelings. All children including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are making good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the use of stories and books throughout the setting to support children's love of books and reading.
- 9 July 2024Good
- 21 November 2018Good
- 14 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Burgoyne Heights Pre-School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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