Full-day nursery in Kingsnorth, Kent
Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge
Furley Park Primary Academy, Reed Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3PA · 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 September 2015Reference EY491027Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 February 2026Food 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
Furley Park Primary Academy, Reed Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3PA · More nurseries in TN23
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Poppy Mead, Wood Lane and Acorn Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bridgefield Park12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Park Farm Park playground8 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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Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge is a full-day nursery at Furley Park Primary Academy, Reed Crescent, Ashford, TN23 3PA, in Kingsnorth, Kent. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Furley Park Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Kingsnorth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Finberry Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- East Stour Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 1.2 miles
- The John Wallis Church of England Academy All-throughages 0–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 1.2 miles
- Beaver Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.8 miles
- St Simon of England Roman Catholic Primary School, Ashford Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 1.8 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 Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge Good at its inspection on 22 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge take?
Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
How do I contact Dolly's Daycare At Squirrel Lodge?
You can call 01233 503198 and visit www.dollysdaycare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY491027 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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