Full-day nursery in New Romney, Kent
Abacus Nursery and Childcare
Craythorne Lane, New Romney, TN28 8BL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2005Reference EY309870Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Craythorne Lane, New Romney, TN28 8BL · More nurseries in TN28
Stations
- New Romney Station (RHDR)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Romney Warren Halt (RHDR)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Sainsbury's, The Ship and Cannon Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playpark5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Daglish Close playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Kent there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Abacus Nursery and Childcare is a full-day nursery at Craythorne Lane, New Romney, TN28 8BL, in New Romney, Kent. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026).
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| Abacus Nursery and ChildcareThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Highways at Hamstreet KindergartenFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 6.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Greatstone Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 1.8 miles
- The Marsh Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Abacus Nursery and Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Abacus Nursery and Childcare Outstanding at its inspection on 18 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Abacus Nursery and Childcare take?
Abacus Nursery and Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Abacus Nursery and Childcare?
New Romney Station (RHDR) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Abacus Nursery and Childcare?
You can call 01797 369287.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY309870 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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