Repton Manor Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Ashford for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2013, with 26 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
TN23 3RXWhat 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.
- 18 September 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 4 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly as they arrive at the happy, safe and welcoming nursery. They confidently leave their parents and settle quickly with their favourite activities. They form close attachments to the nurturing and kind staff.
Children have time to explore, discover and improve their skills and abilities. For instance, they develop their large physical skills as they load real pumpkins into a wheelbarrow to move them around the outdoor space. They practise their mathematical skills when they use weighing scales to see how heavy the pumpkins are and when they 'sell' them in their pretend shop.
Children's feelings and opinions are valued and respected by staff, who are quick to celebrate children's achievements and successes. For example, children are praised when they do something kind or when they show perseverance in a task. This helps build their self-confidence and self-esteem. Children learn about the lives and cultures of others within their community and across Britain. For instance, they enjoy exchanging letters with a nursery in the Midlands. Staff support children who speak English as an additional language. For example, they use words in children's home language to offer familiarity and reassurance.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to target the planning of activities to match children's individual stages of development more accurately n develop staff practice so they can identify those children who need more highquality interactions to develop their social, communication and language skills.
- 4 November 2022Good
- 25 January 2017Good
- 11 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Repton Manor 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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