Full-day nursery in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited
The Bilabong, St Crispins Road, Westgate On Sea, CT8 8EB · 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 June 2015Reference EY489770Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places33 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Bilabong, St Crispins Road, Westgate On Sea, CT8 8EB · More nurseries in CT8
Stations
- Westgate-on-Sea9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Linden Close, Guildford Avenue and Streete Court Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ethelbert Square11 min walk
- Adrian Square11 min walk
- Lymington Rec Play Area playground2 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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Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited is a full-day nursery at The Bilabong, St Crispins Road, Westgate On Sea, CT8 8EB, in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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| Butterflies Pre-School Westgate LimitedThis 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
- St Crispin's Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Saviour's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Garlinge Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Maple Haven Ltd ages 4–18 1.2 miles
- The Llewellyn School and Nursery ages 2–25 1.2 miles
- Birchington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Margate Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.8 miles
- Ursuline College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 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 Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited Good at its inspection on 11 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited take?
Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited?
Westgate-on-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Butterflies Pre-School Westgate Limited?
You can call 07468 600365.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY489770 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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