Full-day nursery in Cheriton, Kent
First Learners' Nursery
St. John Ambulance HQ, Broomfield Crescent, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4DE · 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 July 2016Reference EY535728Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 16 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 January 2019Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. John Ambulance HQ, Broomfield Crescent, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4DE · More nurseries in CT19
Stations
- Folkestone West13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Taylor Road, Cheriton Post Office and Cedar Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cheriton Recreation Ground4 min walk
- Golden Valley Park7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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.
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First Learners' Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. John Ambulance HQ, Broomfield Crescent, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4DE, in Cheriton, Kent. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Soul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Morehall Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Cheriton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Harcourt Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Sandgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Folkestone, St Martin's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Folkestone Primary Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Stella Maris Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.3 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 First Learners' Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Learners' Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Learners' Nursery take?
First Learners' Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Learners' Nursery?
Folkestone West is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY535728 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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