Full-day nursery in Herne Bay, Kent
Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited
Poppy Children's Centre Memorial Park, Kings Road, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 December 2008Reference EY386830Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Poppy Children's Centre Memorial Park, Kings Road, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RG · More nurseries in CT6
Stations
- Herne Bay10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Station Road Corner, Richmond Street and Spenser Road West.
Parks and playgrounds
- Memorial Park1 min walk
- Oxenden Square4 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- The Hippodrome playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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.
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Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited is a full-day nursery at Poppy Children's Centre Memorial Park, Kings Road, HERNE BAY, CT6 5RG, in Herne Bay, Kent. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited.
Run by Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Herne Bay Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Herne Bay Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Hampton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Thornden Wood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
- Herne Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Herne Church of England Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.5 miles
- Herne Bay High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 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 Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited Good at its inspection on 23 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited take?
Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited?
Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited is run by Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited?
Herne Bay is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Avenue Nursery & Forest School Limited?
You can call 01227 370085 and visit www.avenue-nursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY386830 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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