Sessional pre-school in Blue Bell Hill, Kent
Catkins Preschool
Tunbury Hall, Catkin Close, Chatham, ME5 9HP · 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 February 2023Reference 2711650Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 November 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
Tunbury Hall, Catkin Close, Chatham, ME5 9HP · More nurseries in ME5
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Catkin Close, Tunbury Avenue and Oaks Dene.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tunbury Park and Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground11 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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Catkins Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Tunbury Hall, Catkin Close, Chatham, ME5 9HP, in Blue Bell Hill, Kent. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catkins PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Alphabets Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Tunbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Walderslade Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Lordswood School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- Oaklands School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 miles
- Swingate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 1.1 miles
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11 1.1 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Horsted Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 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 Catkins Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Catkins Preschool Good at its inspection on 20 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Catkins Preschool take?
Catkins Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
How do I contact Catkins Preschool?
You can call 07946 631787 and visit www.catkinspreschool.com.
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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 2711650 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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