Sessional pre-school in Fleet-Downs, Kent
Cuddles Pre-School
Community Centre, Swaledale Road, DARTFORD, DA2 6JZ · 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 2011Reference EY436747Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 June 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
Community Centre, Swaledale Road, DARTFORD, DA2 6JZ · More nurseries in DA2
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Library, Dale Walk and Hesketh Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Darenth Country Park7 min walk
- Hesketh Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Queens Gardens Playground6 min walk
- The Romans playground7 min walk
- Jessamine Place 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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Cuddles Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Community Centre, Swaledale Road, DARTFORD, DA2 6JZ, in Fleet-Downs, Kent. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuddles Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| KatieB KidsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| The Brent Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.1 miles
- The Brent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- The Gateway Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Leigh Academy Dartford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.8 miles
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- Temple Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.5 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 Cuddles Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cuddles Pre-School Good at its inspection on 8 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cuddles Pre-School take?
Cuddles Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cuddles Pre-School?
Stone Crossing is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cuddles Pre-School?
You can call 07722 514729 and visit fleetdowncommunitycentre.com.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY436747 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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