Full-day nursery in Hernhill, Kent
Dawes Community Childcare Centre
The DCA Centre, The Playing Fields, Fostall,Hernhill, Faversham, ME13 9JG · 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 DCA Centre, The Playing Fields, Fostall,Hernhill, Faversham, ME13 9JG · More nurseries in ME13
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including School Grounds.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hernhill Park6 min walk
- Playground7 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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Dawes Community Childcare Centre is a full-day nursery at The DCA Centre, The Playing Fields, Fostall,Hernhill, Faversham, ME13 9JG, in Hernhill, Kent. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hernhill Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Graveney Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.1 miles
- Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.4 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 Dawes Community Childcare Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dawes Community Childcare Centre Good at its inspection on 5 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dawes Community Childcare Centre take?
Dawes Community Childcare Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
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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 160294 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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