Kingdom Preschool
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2023. Open since 2015, with 108 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
CT16 2JXWhat 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.
- 5 December 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children respond well to the warm, caring interaction of staff and spend their time happily learning through play. All children make good progress in their physical development. Babies confidently explore their newly refurbished room. They make full use of the large expanses of clear floor space to develop their mobility, enthusiastically encouraged and supported by staff. Older children move with control and coordination as they run, climb, balance and steer bikes. All children benefit from a broad selection of resources, indoors and outside, that offer a good level of physical challenge.
Throughout the setting children rapidly develop their language and communication.
The youngest children hear a lot of clearly pronounced words as staff name familiar objects and describe what is happening. This helps them to understand the meaning of words. Staff also make effective use of sign language. Older children take part in lively conversations and are confident to share their views. For example, they explain eloquently that they enjoy using the construction materials and they are very good at chasing each other on bikes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the monitoring and support of staff to identify and address any inconsistencies in the organisation and implementation of activities more precisely n strengthen the arrangements to share information between staff when children transition into new rooms
- 25 January 2023Good
- 2 July 2018Good
- 28 February 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kingdom Preschool
- 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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