Sessional pre-school in Newington, Kent
Buttons Preschool
Spurgeons, The Corner, 60 Whitehall Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6DF · 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 October 2021Reference 2653671Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 March 2022Food 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
Spurgeons, The Corner, 60 Whitehall Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6DF · More nurseries in CT12
Stations
- Ramsgate7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including The Windmill, Bush Avenue and Newington Road Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ellington Park11 min walk
- Warre Recreation Play Area playground6 min walk
- Newington Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Lancaster Close Play Area playground9 min walk
- Coleman Crescent Play Area 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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Buttons Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Spurgeons, The Corner, 60 Whitehall Road, Ramsgate, CT12 6DF, in Newington, Kent. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Spurgeons.
Run by Spurgeons (company), 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
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Newington Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Ellington Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.4 miles
- Dame Janet Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- St Lawrence College Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Priory Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Laleham Gap School ages 4–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.7 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 Buttons Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buttons Preschool Good at its inspection on 28 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buttons Preschool take?
Buttons Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Buttons Preschool?
Buttons Preschool is run by Spurgeons, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Buttons Preschool?
Ramsgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Buttons Preschool?
You can call 01843 482015 and visit thecorner.org.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2653671 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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