Discovery Nursery LTD
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Dover for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2004.
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
CT16 1PHWhat 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, 8 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe in this welcoming environment and make strong bonds with the staff from the start. They are curious and enjoy exploring both indoors and outside. Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills as they race around the garden road track on bicycles and excitedly play 'What time is it the manager?' They explore with flower cuttings and herbs, making potions and building sandcastles in the sand. They hunt for bugs and excitedly tell the inspector what they have found.
Children play and explore cooperatively with their peers. They are confident at negotiating their ideas and involving others in their imaginative play. Children make choices from a wide variety of role-play resources, and use their imaginations well to create a shop, buying and selling foods.
Children develop their independence in a variety of ways. For instance, they wash their own hands, pour their own drinks and participate in washing up after snack time. Children are encouraged to make their own choices in their play, according to their individual interests. Children are developing skills they need to thrive when they start at school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend staff's skills to enable them to build on their interactions with older children, to further extend their learning n work more closely with parents to provide information on the importance of providing a nutritional lunch, and promote further children's healthy lifestyles.
- 8 December 2022Good
- 26 April 2017Good
- 12 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Discovery Nursery LTD
- 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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