Full-day nursery in Northgate, Kent
Bovan Creek
1 Lady Woottons Green, Canterbury, CT1 1NG · 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 March 2023Reference 2725661Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 July 2024Ofsted · 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 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
1 Lady Woottons Green, Canterbury, CT1 1NG · More nurseries in CT1
Stations
- Canterbury East14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Canterbury West15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including Magistrates Court, St Thomas' School and Ivy Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- north holmes campus2 min walk
- Dane John Gardens8 min walk
- Franciscan Garden & Greyfriars Chapel9 min walk
- St Mary Bredin9 min walk
- Garden of St Mary de Castro11 min walk
- Playground4 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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Bovan Creek is a full-day nursery at 1 Lady Woottons Green, Canterbury, CT1 1NG, in Northgate, Kent. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bovan CreekThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Canterbury Day Nursery, Holiday Playscheme and ASCFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| The Nursery At Canterbury CollegeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Stepping Stones Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Bluebells Kindergarten CanterburyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at CanterburyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Lilliput Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, Canterbury Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- St Johns Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St Nicholas' School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Pilgrims' Way Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- St Stephen's Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.9 miles
- Wincheap Foundation Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.9 miles
- St Stephen's Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 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 Bovan Creek's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bovan Creek Good at its inspection on 22 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bovan Creek take?
Bovan Creek is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bovan Creek?
Canterbury East is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bovan Creek?
You can call 020 3376 9980.
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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 2725661 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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