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Kid Ease Dover Triangles

Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in Dover 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2004, with 102 places.

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Cost

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

£7.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
4.1 out of 5From 8 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
102 placesVery large for England
How long open
23 yearsOpen for decades
Address
Triangles Community, Triangles Centre, Dover, CT17 0HL

Where it is

CT17 0HL
Ofsted URN EY278153On the register since 17 March 2004
Ofsted

What 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, 19 June 2023 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children and babies are happy and confident. Staff support children to settle well and place a strong focus on children's happiness. For example, they provide an effective transition procedure when children first begin at the setting. Children's emotional well-being is well supported. They form positive relationships with staff.

Babies are confident and at ease in the nursery. They babble and giggle as staff interact with them. Toddlers delight in exploring sensory play activities, such as sand and soil. They show curiosity and become immersed in their play as they mix mud and water, pretending to make cakes and other meals. Older children take part in active activities. They practise their balance and coordination as they play tennis or navigate across the obstacle course they have created in the garden.

Children receive an abundance of encouragement and praise, which helps to boost their self-esteem and confidence in their abilities.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- improve staff interactions with younger children to model the use of language, extend vocabulary and support their communication and language skills further n provide further guidance for staff to manage group activities more effectively, to ensure that all children remain fully engaged in their learning.

  • 19 June 2023Good
  • 8 December 2017Outstanding
  • 10 October 2013Outstanding

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Kid Ease Dover Triangles

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Kid Ease Dover Triangles

Day nursery · Triangles Community, Triangles Centre, Dover, CT17 0HL

GoodBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.1 Google, 8102 placesOpen for decades

Happy Feet Nursery

Day nursery · The Ark Christian Centre, The Hamlets, Dover, CT17 0DD

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm44 placesLong established
0.6 mi
11 min walk
01304 242720

Next Steps Preschool

Day nursery · St Martins Church Hall, Church Road, Dover, CT17 9LW

GoodTakes funded hours£44.10 a dayBirth to 5From 2 years08:30 to 23:30, 5 days a week50 placesLong established
0.7 mi
14 min walk
01304 226234Their website

Kaleidascope Childcare

Day nursery · Methodist Church Hall, Bartholomew Street, Dover, CT16 2LH

GoodBirth to 508:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week36 placesOpen for decades
1.0 mi
20 min walk
01304 219509

Abbey Pre-school

Day nursery · St. Peter & St. Pauls Church, Minnis Lane, Dover, CT17 0RG

OutstandingTakes funded hours£6.00 an hourBirth to 8+08:45 to 17:45, 4 days a week30 placesOpen for decades
1.0 mi
20 min walk
07702453234Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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