Full-day nursery in Hadlow, Kent
Barnies Day Nursery
Hadlow Primary School, School Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH · 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 January 2004Reference EY278752Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 August 2026Food 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
Hadlow Primary School, School Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH · More nurseries in TN11
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Hadlow Square, The Maltings and College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Barnies Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Hadlow Primary School, School Lane, Hadlow, Tonbridge, TN11 0EH, in Hadlow, Kent. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnies Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Saplings Rural Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Scalliwags Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
| Roselands Pre-School HighamwoodFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
| Playaway PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.5 miles |
| Plaxtol Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
| Tinkers and Tribe of Tatlingbury OastFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hadlow Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Hadlow Rural Community School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.4 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 Barnies Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barnies Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barnies Day Nursery take?
Barnies Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY278752 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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