Full-day nursery in River, Kent
Abbey Pre-school
St. Peter & St. Pauls Church, Minnis Lane, DOVER, CT17 0RG · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Peter & St. Pauls Church, Minnis Lane, DOVER, CT17 0RG · More nurseries in CT17
Stations
- Kearsney9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Minnis Lane, Common Lane and Whitfield Hill Bottom.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kearsney Abbey Gardens1 min walk
- Russell Gardens9 min walk
- Bushy Ruff12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Abbey Pre-school is a full-day nursery at St. Peter & St. Pauls Church, Minnis Lane, DOVER, CT17 0RG, in River, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Pre-schoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| River Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- River Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Temple Ewell Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.6 miles
- Green Park Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Shatterlocks Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- Whitfield Aspen School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.3 miles
- Elms School ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- Barton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Abbey Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Abbey Pre-school Outstanding at its inspection on 18 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Abbey Pre-school take?
Abbey Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Abbey Pre-school?
Kearsney is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Abbey Pre-school?
You can call 07702 453234 and visit abbeypreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 126948 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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