Goldilocks Nursery
Good★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ashford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2024. Open since 2017, with 58 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
TN24 8UNWhat 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, 13 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children in the baby room have space to move around and opportunities to develop their physical skills. Staff support children to explore their environment, including their own outdoor space. Staff sing to children to comfort them and form bonds to support children emotionally. Toddlers practise their early mark making with crayons and paint, and begin to use scissors to make snips in paper. In the preschool room, children's interests are captured by the activities available to them.
For example, staff plan experiments and cooking activities that allow children to discuss what changes are happening and use new vocabulary. Children are excited by these activities and learn new skills by taking part.
Staff encourage children to be independent and try to complete small tasks for themselves, such as putting on their coats and pouring their own drinks. During their play, the older children take turns with one another and talk to their peers as they play. This has been taught and encouraged through staff modelling examples of listening and conversations. Staff understand the importance of developing children's speech and take time to teach children new vocabulary through their play and day-to-day activities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the provision for outdoor play to support children who learn better outdoors n support staff to recognise when to interact with children to extend their learning and enjoyment.
- 13 March 2024Good
- 1 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Goldilocks Nursery
- 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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