New Ash Green Preschool Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Longfield for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 6 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2012, with 27 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
DA3 8JTWhat 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.
- 22 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are collected by staff at the school gate and taken into the pre-school.
They know to hang their coats and bags up and sit together on the carpet area ready to start their day. Children are reminded of the routine and 'golden rules'.
Staff use visual prompts to remind them of the timetable for the day and children eagerly call out what happens next.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the communication with parents to make sure they are fully aware of how their children are progressing and how they can best support their children's development at home n develop the systems in place when key staff are not available to ensure that all other staff are aware of their roles and know how to support all children's needs and interests.
- 14 March 2022Good
- 12 January 2017Good
- 23 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New Ash Green Preschool 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.