Full-day nursery in Hawkenbury, Kent
Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School
Units 3 & 3a, Birchlands Business Centre, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JH · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 November 2013Reference EY468185Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places82 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 January 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
Units 3 & 3a, Birchlands Business Centre, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JH · More nurseries in TN2
Stations
- Tunbridge Wells23 min walk · 1.0 miles
- Tunbridge Wells West (Spa Valley Railway)23 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Cemetery, The Hermitage and Warwick Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 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.
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Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Units 3 & 3a, Birchlands Business Centre, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 5JH, in Hawkenbury, Kent. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Happy Days Nursery and Pre-School Tunbridge WellsFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| The Rocking Horse Montessori KindergartenFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Claremont Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- The Mead School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Peter'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 0.8 miles
- Broadwater Down Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.9 miles
- St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- The Wells Free School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.4 miles
- Beechwood School ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 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 Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 7 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School take?
Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School?
Tunbridge Wells is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Forest Park Day Nursery & Pre-School?
You can call 01892 512313 and visit www.forestparknursery.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY468185 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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