Full-day nursery in Paddock Wood, Kent
Discoveries Montessori Nursery School
Paddock Wood Primary School, Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Paddock Wood Primary School, Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE · More nurseries in TN12
Stations
- Paddock Wood7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Commercial Road, Whites Corner and Waitrose.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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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Discoveries Montessori Nursery School is a full-day nursery at Paddock Wood Primary School, Old Kent Road, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, TN12 6JE, in Paddock Wood, Kent. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discoveries Montessori Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Birches in BrenchleyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- The Quest School ages 5–19 1.6 miles
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.9 miles
- Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 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 Discoveries Montessori Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Discoveries Montessori Nursery School Good at its inspection on 6 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Discoveries Montessori Nursery School take?
Discoveries Montessori Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Discoveries Montessori Nursery School?
Paddock Wood is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Discoveries Montessori Nursery School?
You can call 07971 289867 and visit www.discoveriesmns.co.uk.
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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 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY561594 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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