Radnor Park Kindergarten
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Folkestone 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2000, with 96 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
CT20 2JAWhat 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.
- 12 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, engaged and curious learners. They are confident and have a strong sense of belonging in this nursery. Staff support babies with cuddles and reassurance as they smile and snuggle into familiar staff. Older children confidently speak to visitors, demonstrating that they feel safe and secure.
All children benefit from the staff's positive interactions as they play with them.
Children are curious and motivated to join the activities staff lead, as well as their self-selected play and exploration. For example, babies are excited to explore cornflour and water as they stir through the mixture using wooden spoons. Young children explore play dough and use their imaginations well, pretending to be cooks, baking cakes for their friends. The older children make ramps in the garden and experiment, considering the differences when rolling different vehicles down.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to recognise when children would benefit from more accurately pitched interactions to reflect higher expectations, fully inline with what children know and can do - improve staff interaction with younger children and babies to model the use of language, extend vocabulary and support their communication and language skills further.
- 10 May 2023Good
- 13 July 2017Good
- 19 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Radnor Park Kindergarten
- 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.
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