Full-day nursery in St George's Square, Kent
Ashford Play Nursery
3 Wall Road, Ashford, TN24 8NZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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 May 1992Reference 126983Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 November 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
3 Wall Road, Ashford, TN24 8NZ · More nurseries in TN24
Stations
- Ashford International16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including North Street, Cemetery and New Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen Mother’s Park9 min walk
- Vicarage Field9 min walk
- Memorial Gardens9 min walk
- Little Manor Play Park10 min walk
- Civic Centre North Park11 min walk
- Playground6 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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Ashford Play Nursery is a full-day nursery at 3 Wall Road, Ashford, TN24 8NZ, in St George's Square, Kent. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 9 reviews (October 2026).
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| Ashford Play NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashford, St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Ashford School ages 0–20has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Victoria Road Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Repton Manor Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- Phoenix Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.9 miles
- Ashford Oaks Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.2 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 Ashford Play Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashford Play Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashford Play Nursery take?
Ashford Play Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ashford Play Nursery?
Ashford International is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashford Play Nursery?
You can call 01233 625301 and visit www.ashfordplaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 126983 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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