Sessional pre-school in Sittingbourne, Kent
Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School
Carmel Hall, Ufton Lane, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JB · 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 1974Reference 127083Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 June 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
Carmel Hall, Ufton Lane, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JB · More nurseries in ME10
Stations
- Sittingbourne8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Ufton Lane, Park Tavern and Cockleshell Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Johnsons Gardens4 min walk
- Johnsons Park6 min walk
- Albany Park6 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 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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Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Carmel Hall, Ufton Lane, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JB, in Sittingbourne, Kent. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (October 2026).
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| Carmel Caterpillars Pre-SchoolThis 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
- Westlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- The Oaks Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Minterne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- South Avenue Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Milton Court Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Aspire School ages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 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 Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School Good at its inspection on 9 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School take?
Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School?
Sittingbourne is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Carmel Caterpillars Pre-School?
You can call 07946 547347 and visit www.carmelcaterpillars.co.uk.
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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 127083 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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