Full-day nursery in Denton, Kent
Bright Beginnings
Dering Way, Gravesend, DA12 2JJ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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 February 1997Reference 126993Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places110 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 December 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
Dering Way, Gravesend, DA12 2JJ · More nurseries in DA12
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including North Kent College, Lion Garage and Damigos Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 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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Bright Beginnings is a full-day nursery at Dering Way, Gravesend, DA12 2JJ, in Denton, Kent. It is registered for 110 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by North Kent College Governing Body.
Run by North Kent College Governing Body (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westcourt Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Tymberwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Chantry Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Whitehill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- The Riverview Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2021 1.0 miles
- Wrotham Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.3 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 Bright Beginnings's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Beginnings Good at its inspection on 6 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Beginnings take?
Bright Beginnings is registered with Ofsted for up to 110 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Beginnings?
Bright Beginnings is run by North Kent College Governing Body, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Beginnings?
Gravesend is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Beginnings?
You can call 01322 629641 and visit www.northkent.ac.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 126993 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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