Full-day nursery in Foord, Kent
Castle Hill Village Nursery
The Village Sure Start Children's Centre, Denmark Street, Folkestone, CT19 6EQ · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Village Sure Start Children's Centre, Denmark Street, Folkestone, CT19 6EQ · More nurseries in CT19
Stations
- Folkestone Central21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Walmsley House, Sidney Street and Stuart Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Danni & James Community Friendship Park5 min walk
- Brabner Park10 min walk
- East Cliff Triangle12 min walk
- Bruce Porter Garden12 min walk
- Playground6 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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Castle Hill Village Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Village Sure Start Children's Centre, Denmark Street, Folkestone, CT19 6EQ, in Foord, Kent. It is registered for 79 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Mundella Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Folkestone St. Mary's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.4 miles
- Martello Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 miles
- Folkestone, St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- The Beacon Folkestone ages 3–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Christ Church Cep Academy, Folkestone Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Castle Hill Village Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Hill Village Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Hill Village Nursery take?
Castle Hill Village Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Castle Hill Village Nursery?
Folkestone Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY371457 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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