Full-day nursery in Ramsgate, Kent
Explorers Nursery
Priory Children's Centre, Cannon Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9SQ · 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 June 2010Reference EY410681Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 June 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
Priory Children's Centre, Cannon Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9SQ · More nurseries in CT11
Stations
- Ramsgate12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Dumpton Park21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Staffordshire Street, Chatham Court and Finsbury Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ellington Park5 min walk
- Vale Square7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Ellington Park Play Area playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Explorers Nursery is a full-day nursery at Priory Children's Centre, Cannon Road, Ramsgate, CT11 9SQ, in Ramsgate, Kent. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Thanet Early Years Project.
Run by Thanet Early Years Project (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorers NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Fledgelings Day Nursery LTDFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Priory Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Ellington Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- St Lawrence College Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Christ Church Church of England Junior School, Ramsgate Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Newlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Ramsgate Arts Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 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 Explorers Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Explorers Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Who runs Explorers Nursery?
Explorers Nursery is run by Thanet Early Years Project, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Explorers Nursery?
Ramsgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Explorers Nursery?
You can call 01843 585535 and visit www.thanetearlyyears.org.
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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 EY410681 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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