Full-day nursery in Snipeshill, Kent
Goldilocks Nursery
Murston Hall, Church Road, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3RU · 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 2021Reference 2655473Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 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
Murston Hall, Church Road, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3RU · More nurseries in ME10
Stations
- Sittingbourne19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Co-op, Portland Avenue and The New Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rectory Playing Fields10 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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.
What parents say
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Goldilocks Nursery is a full-day nursery at Murston Hall, Church Road, Murston, Sittingbourne, ME10 3RU, in Snipeshill, Kent. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 38 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sunny Bank Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.1 miles
- Canterbury Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Lansdowne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Meadowfield School ages 4–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- South Avenue Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Bapchild and Tonge Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Milton Court Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Regis Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.2 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 Goldilocks Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Goldilocks Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Goldilocks Nursery take?
Goldilocks Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Goldilocks Nursery?
Sittingbourne is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Goldilocks Nursery?
You can call 01795 436862 and visit goldilocksnurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2655473 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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